by Hazel Straub
It important to guard what we allow into our eye gates and ear gates. If we input fear, doom, and gloom through our eyes and ears, we will think about these things. The negative thoughts lodge in our hearts (our mind, will, and resulting emotions), to birth anxiety, fear, doubt, and toxic emotions that will flow heedlessly, from our mouths and cause regret and much harm. Guard your mouth gate, so your life will go well.
Our lives go much better when we guard the input that comes into our hearts. Choose to think on the good and not the negative. Have another thought and focus on God’s goodness and blessings. Take a Bible verse and think on it.
So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always. (Philippians 4:8 TPT)
Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it. (Proverbs 4:23 GWT)
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I agree. It’s so important what we allow past our gates. 🙏🏼 Thanks for sharing this!
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By: Renee🌻 on 02/19/2021
at 1:00 am
Renee, you are welcome! Guarding our gates at times, means a news or social media fast. Abundant blessings!
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By: Pure Glory on 02/19/2021
at 1:02 am
Hmmm! Nice piece! We should also learn to have control over our beliefs
An have an eagle to see what belongs to our sight 🙏
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By: OMOLEYE ABIDEMI on 02/19/2021
at 1:07 am
We choose what we listen to and what we watch. If we don’t watch the news and refuse to listen to gossip, while thinking on the good. An eagle has a different perspective and views things from the heights.
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By: Pure Glory on 02/19/2021
at 1:16 am
Error
‘Eagle sight’
Ability to see Beyond what the media wants us to hear
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By: OMOLEYE ABIDEMI on 02/19/2021
at 1:21 am
‘Eagle eye’
To see beyond what the media wants us to see
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By: OMOLEYE ABIDEMI on 02/19/2021
at 1:33 am
Speaking from cultivation theory the more time people spend living in their television world
The more they are likely to believe social reality 😌😌
Hmmm!
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By: OMOLEYE ABIDEMI on 02/19/2021
at 1:30 am
Yes! Guard your gates!!!
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By: Pure Glory on 02/19/2021
at 9:12 am
Woah! I was just chewing on Agenda setting theory of communication and how it relates to the influence of our thoughts. I would probably write something on it soon.
Just wanted to say “Jinx”🤭 or kinda
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By: Chioma on 02/20/2021
at 5:10 am
Smiles
You are welcome
You got it!
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By: OMOLEYE ABIDEMI on 02/20/2021
at 1:03 pm
Very well said and simple.. yet so profound. 👍❤keep it up
God gets the glory 😊
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By: Miri Lynn on 02/19/2021
at 2:01 am
Glory to God! There is no one that has more love and truth to think on than him. Praises to God.
Thank you for the encouragement! \o/ Hallelujah!
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By: Pure Glory on 02/19/2021
at 8:32 am
Reblogged this on thehouseofprayers.
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By: osarobohenry on 02/19/2021
at 2:11 am
😊
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By: Pure Glory on 02/19/2021
at 8:08 am
Amen, Hazel. Find the good: God’s good! Blessings.
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By: davidsdailydose on 02/19/2021
at 3:57 am
Praise God! When our focus is on the good and not the evil, we will worship and praise God for his goodness to us! Blessings!
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By: Pure Glory on 02/19/2021
at 8:13 am
Now this is a great reminder to us all. Thank you because we only get into trouble when we fail to protect ourselves from all the world wants to pour into us via our eyes and ears. God Bless You Hazel.
Julia
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By: Julia on 02/19/2021
at 4:04 am
Yes, it is so important to diligently protect our gates of our heart. Blessings of living water streaming out of your heart! ❤️
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By: Pure Glory on 02/19/2021
at 8:18 am
The best way to guard our gates is to study and dwell on God’s word on a daily basis.
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By: Peter Klopp on 02/19/2021
at 5:36 am
Yes, the word of God as our focus keeps our worship and affection on God not the negative voices.
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By: Pure Glory on 02/19/2021
at 8:35 am
Thank you for sharing so important to.understand
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By: rulookingforjesus on 02/19/2021
at 6:03 pm
You are welcome! Protecting what lodges in us, is so Important.
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By: Pure Glory on 02/19/2021
at 6:17 pm
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
BE CAUTIOUS WHO YOU LET INTO THE SHEEP FOLD!
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By: Jonathan Caswell on 02/19/2021
at 7:29 pm
It is so important to pay attention to what you listen to, watch, or whatever consumes your time and attention. Blessings!
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By: Pure Glory on 02/19/2021
at 7:59 pm
AMEN!
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By: Jonathan Caswell on 02/19/2021
at 8:08 pm
“We are our own gateman”
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By: Chioma on 02/20/2021
at 5:11 am
Yes we are!
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By: Pure Glory on 02/20/2021
at 12:44 pm
What goes in must come out! That’s how I like to frame it. Good thoughts here.
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By: Josh Westmoreland on 02/20/2021
at 7:22 am
Praise God! It is so important to be choosy about what we allow to come in!
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By: Pure Glory on 02/20/2021
at 12:47 pm
The effect of imagination on our lives can not be overemphasized. Our mind can either make or break us.
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By: Chris Adedoyin on 02/23/2021
at 8:12 am
Yes!! We have to fill our mind with the Truth and the good and to think on these things!
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By: Pure Glory on 02/23/2021
at 8:31 am
Just realized we blogged about the same topic on the same day! 😊🙌🏾
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By: eyesofanovercomer on 03/11/2021
at 2:04 pm
Hallelujah! Holy Spirit was speaking the same thing to both of us.
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By: Pure Glory on 03/11/2021
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