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During math today with my 7th grader I found the questions in the investigation lesson very unusual without answers in the answer key and it had me asking questions to ask “exactly” x number of kids and adults questions. Which the Holy Spirit unctioned me to look up who made saxon math…. this is what I found. I don’t expect math to be “christian” as in teaching scriptures. However, I was not expecting this to be the answer I found…

This got me thinking…

If its not written by a believer its going to be influenced by other spirits.

It’s either light or darkness there is no in between.

So when I looked it up and saw this… it got me really seeking the Lord’s wisdom.

My 5th grader uses the Good and the Beautiful homeschooling math curriculum.

I was already aware of the good and beautiful being written by a Mormon but I figured math is math and thats what we use it for…. but then it got me thinking again, if its written by someone who isn’t a believer in Jesus as Lord, then its being influenced by spiritual darkness.

This brought conviction to my heart for what we have been using it for.

I figured it’s just teaching the subjects but is it?

Remember our fight isn’t against flesh and blood but principalities and rulers of darkness..

I personally am not a fan of folklore stories. More and  more I am realizing the evil in them. Its hidden. And it doesn’t seem bad. It makes us think on good things and they seem cute, but the Lord has been continually reminding me to think on things that are honest, lovely and TRUE things.

Finally, brethren/brothers, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest [noble], whatsoever things are just [right], whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report [commendable]; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippines 4:8

The good and beautiful curriculum isn’t true. Its good and beautiful sure, but it is influenced by spiritual darkness.

So is saxon math also influenced by spiritual darkness?

Read the description for yourself and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you concerning what to choose on homeschool curriculums.

Today during science with Elijah we watched a fun science video.

It had to do with light and transparency.

The more translucent an object is the easier it is to see the light.

This got me thinking.

The more transparent we are as believers, the brighter our light is. (Light of Jesus).

The more honest we are and live, the brighter the light is in the darkness.

Transparency let’s the light pass through.

Hidden sin, shame, secrets, whatever it may be, causes our light to be dimmed.

They used a clear glass and put a black heart on it.

The black heart was not transparent the glass around it was. Instead when the light shines through it, it showed what was inside.

“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.”
Matthew 5:14-16 NLT

“Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. 🔦

➡️ It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, for the light makes everything visible.⬅️

This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”

🗝So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.

🍷 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.

💖And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

✝️💖🗝And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church.

➡️ 🗝He is the Savior of his body, the church. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.

✝️💖💓 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies.

💓💓💓💓 For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. And we are members of his body. As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.”

🗝🌟This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.”
Ephesians 5:10-33 NLT

I have walked through quite a journey this past year. The Lord has taught me so much.

I want to start with the fact that last year around this time I was praying and fasting, as I was praying and fasting seeking the Lord for a word, the Lord told me to eat meat (that I was fasting from) I ofcourse questioned him, and didn’t. I was trying to follow the suggestion of what to fast. (Never was it mandatory) it was indeed a suggested fast.

My heart deeply wanted to connect with the Lord and wanted directions for my life. So I prayed and fasted, well long story short while I was fasting I became weak. Which is expected. I thought the Lord said to eat my steaks and I decided to only cook it for my children. But when I cooked the meat the meat was spoiled.

Part of me wonders if it spoiled due to the fact that I chose not to eat it when I believe the Lord was telling me to eat it. He knew I was very weak and what I needed. But I chose to obey what I thought I “should do” instead of his leading.

This was the night of my major trials which lied ahead. Many of my own making.

There were many things that took place. Down to the fact that my health needed help and I needed to be admitted into the hospital.

We know that Jesus was tempted in the wilderness with the Word of God by Satan. Jesus resisted him with the Word of God.

Well, during my stay at the hospital I too felt like I was encountering false doctrines with scriptures from the Holy Bible by spiritual forces left and right. So much so that I thought I needed deliverance. In reality I believe I needed medical help because I physically needed nutrients and rest.

It happened so quickly and rapidly with so many spirits and false doctrines during my weakness I felt like my mind broke. Well, in a way it did.

Over this last year the Lord has been healing my mind and speaking to me about all the things I have faced and beginning to explain them to me slowly.

So here I go…

• 2 Corinthians 11:14: “And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” This means deception often looks attractive and trustworthy rather than scary or dark.

• Matthew 7:15–18: Jesus warns about “false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.”

• Matthew 24:24: Jesus says that false messiahs and false prophets will show great signs and wonders to deceive even strong believers if possible.

Twisting Scripture: It changes or misuses God’s word to fit human desires

“And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get. But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.”
Matthew 6:16-17 NLT

This is where I went wrong I was fasting because others were, not because the Holy Spirit directed me to.

Next, the Lord taught me about this:

“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.

💖Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

  “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!  “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money. 

These verses about your eye being like a lamp that provides light to your body are right between the scriptures about money.

The testimony of some of what I walked thru and experienced in the spirit had to do with the fact that I was encountering a false light which was tied to the scriptures concerning fear of lack. It was tied to provision. You see,

I believe this is speaking of the evil eye.

Googles definition when googling “what does Matthew 6:23-24 mean” gives us a new age definition ⚠️ here it is:
The eye—singular—is the lamp of the body
. What Jesus calls the “eye” is the source of light, of energy. It is the power in which we place our faith. When we rely on the evidence of our senses—our double eyes of mortal sight—we are drawing from an energy of duality.

🌎The world wants us to think our “spiritual eye” is like the new age practices of the eye, and the evil eye, the one eye. The “eye that brings forth energy” I don’t think it’s ironic that the eye is on our dollar.

⚠️⚠️⚠️But that is NOT what Jesus is talking about! That IS new age! That is light that is ACTUALLY DARKNESS. It is witchcraft!⚠️⚠️⚠️

It’s false light! It’s FALSE teaching!

We can’t rely on Google and AI and Gbt chat to understand the scriptures. This goes to show a perfect example of Googles definition leading people ASTRAY into false light. Which is what the scripture is actually saying!!! IF THAT LIGHT YOU THINK YOU HAVE IS ACTUALLY DARKNESS HOW DEEP THAT DARKNESS IS!!!

When you Google only “Matthew 6:23”, it says this:

“Matthew 6:23 states: “But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” This verse is part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, specifically addressing spiritual vision, focus, and how a person perceives life and value

Verse Context and Meaning
The “Bad Eye”: Refers to an unhealthy or stingy spiritual outlook that misses God’s grace and generosity.

Body and Light: Jesus uses the eye as a metaphor**** for the heart’s orientation toward earthly wealth or heavenly priorities.

Surrounding Passage: It sits directly between teachings on storing treasures in heaven (v. 21) and the impossibility of serving two masters, God and money (v. 24). “

Context is SO VITAL. Context is what needs to be taught. This is also why I asked my husband and he said to me its talking about FALSE light, false teaching. The teachings of universalism. It’s NOT true. Without context people’s minds are deceived especially when they rely on Google as their helper. Thank the Lord I have the Holy Spirit and I know the Word of God, and I have a husband who helps me better understand the word. (Wives this is also why asking our husbands what the scripture means matters as well as our pastors). This is why I felt in my spirit so heavily the importance on scripture teaching verse by verse and chapter by chapter. I felt in my spirit the need I had for context teaching not just prophetic teaching.

➡️Prophetic teaching is confusing and makes everyone leave feeling good in their wrong thoughts and ideologies!

The enemy will use everything and anything to bring deception. God will use his WORD and HIS Spirit to unction us when something isn’t right. Everything we believe must be held tightly to the Word of God. For it is our foundation for living. But what happens to those who are holding these wrong beliefs with the word of God?

Their are many that are being deceived because of lack of understanding.

⚠️This is vital. Yes we want to share the gospel to advance the kingdom, but that goes beyond just Jesus is Lord, ● advancing the gospel is giving substance, giving the growing believer meat not just milk. Ofcourse when they’re ready for it! But many new believers are hungry for the word so they read it on their own and Google things. Google is leading people astray. It is a helpful tool ofcourse, I use it often. However, it can be dangerous to the new believers. Especially when the Spirit of confusion is in operation. A spirit can be in operation against you and not be in you. However, what you turn your mind over to long enough will take root.


The very NEXT verse says this:
Matthew 6:24 NLT
[24] “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.

Now we understand we live in a world where there is darkness. We understand that we use money as a tool to get what we need and to advance the kingdom. Money in itself is a tool. Jesus says give to ceaser what belongs to ceaser. It has his name on it give it to him. Use it as a tool yes. However, we can’t love it or chase it. Money has a singular eye on it. Often used in new age practices. Often used in other cultures. It’s not of God. It is indeed false light. It is indeed false teaching. You can’t love money and you can’t love false light and false teachings.

“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 🧥

🐦Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?  “And why worry about your clothing?

🌷Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. ⬅️

And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? 

“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ 🌟These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.

💓✝️Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 

“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”
Matthew 6:19-34 NLT

This is what I believe these verses are speaking of.

You see what I encountered in the spirit was witchcraft. An evil eye. It’s basically tied to money. It’s new age and it’s demonic. It seems good and not scary, that’s the SCARY thing about it. It tries to convince you that if you do enough, are enough, love enough, you will eventually achieve whatever it is your pursuing (even good things like ministry!!!!) It’s basically white magic. It’s witchcraft.

You see money is a tool that in the right hands can advance the kingdom of God when stewarded correctly.

But in the wrong hands it basically turns peoples light to the evil eye which is rooted in the love of money. (False light) (false doctrine) (false teaching).

Let’s see how I can explain this better.

The evil eye wants us to believe that Satan Rules. He doesn’t, Jesus reigns. For the believer, we are free from the penalty of sin and we will no longer live in sin that leads to death. ✝️ For the believer, we see money as a tool to steward to advance the kingdom. As a believer, we see that money comes from Jevhovah Jireh our provider with willing hands to work and steward.👐

But when we focus and stress money we then begin to turn to a love for it. It opens our minds to darkness. ⚫️ It becomes our master. It dictates our decisions. It becomes our motivator and we begin to strive! Fear of failure, fear of loss, FEAR and anxiety rules our decisions. We are to do our best but we can rest in the assurance of our salvation through grace. We don’t have to be perfect. ➡️We long to be perfected in Christ. ⬅️

🗝But we ought to rest in Him if we are opporating in the right light.

You see, we may think we have light and have been “enlightened” but that light is actually darkness. That light is false. This same light was trying to tell me that Jesus had already come. That is a lie. He hasn’t returned yet because when he does, there will be NO more suffering, no more pain, there will be no more earth. It will burn up and we will reign as heirs on the new earth God created. Not the current one full of darkness!!!!

The lie I faced was this;

Preterism.

Their belief is this;

Luke 21:32 states, “Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place”, and the theological framework that interprets these fulfilled prophecies as already having occurred is known as Preterism.

It’s antichrist. It’s made its way into the churches, and let me tell you, there are people who are under the opporation of it that say they believe in Jesus. But even Satan believes in Him. A lot of False Doctrines believe in him. Can they say he is personally Lord of their life?

This is what the Lord told me to start asking, is Jesus Lord of your life? Do you believe he died and rose again? Do you believe he has yet to return?

And many will even say Lord, Lord, I did all of these things in your name and he will say He never knew them!

Scripture warns us again and again of these false teachings!

It’s FAITH that moves mountains not positive thoughts.

It’s FAITH and TRUST in the One true God!

But we must have to have faith in the One true Christ not some Bar Jesus who was a sorcerer!!!!!

“Then the angel said to me, “Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets, has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon.”  “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book. ””
Revelation 22:6-7 NLT

“I want you to remember what the holy prophets said long ago and what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles. Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.” They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water. Then he used the water to destroy the ancient world with a mighty flood. And by the same word, 🌟 the present heavens and earth🌟 have been stored up for fire. 🔥

➡️They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed. ⬅️

🗝But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. 🗝

🌈He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief.

🌟Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.

➡️⚠️Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames. ⬅️🔥

💓But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.🌎

🌟🗝 And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight. 🗝🌟

And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him— speaking of these things in all of his letters.

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ Some of his comments are hard to understand, and those who are ignorant and unstable have twisted his letters to mean something quite different, just as they do with other parts of Scripture. And this will result in their destruction. ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️

➡️⚔️✝️You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing. 🦶

💖Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.”
2 Peter 3:2-18 NLT

“I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.””
Revelation 21:3-4 NLT

There will be NO more death! No more pain! No more crying! When Jesus returns!

As long as there is death, suffering, crying, and pain, in this world, HE HAS NOT RETURNED YET!

There is false teachings going around, an AntiChrist Spirit influencing people to believe that he has already returned.

He has NOT returned yet.

There will be a loud Trumpet sounding when he returns and He will come down on a cloud!

Many will come saying they are christ and they will even perform miracles. But do not follow it!

There is so much more I want to write on this.

This is all for now.

Your sister in Christ, Mary Smith

We know that our flesh wages war against our spirit.

Meaning: we naturally desire things that are pleasurable and easy. We naturally desire things that can lead to sin and destruction. That’s our flesh—our human nature. However, the Bible instructs us to crucify our flesh. Meaning: we deny what we want in order to choose what God wants. We tell our bodies to do what they ought to do, not what we want them to do.

Our mind, will, and emotions can all be easily deceived and tangled up with earthly things. However, our Lord Jesus tells us that we ought to cut off the things that lead us to sin. If something causes you to sin, cut it off.

Now, I have heard some people use this kind of thinking to justify cutting off relationships. Yes, if they are ungodly, there may be times when boundaries are necessary. However, even then, we are still called to walk in forgiveness and healing. We are to turn the other cheek, bless those who curse us, pray for those who persecute us, and give to those who steal from us. Everything about Jesus teaches us to do the opposite of what our flesh wants. We are to hold our tongue, listen more than we speak (hello… that’s a hard one! 😂).

Jesus Himself tells us that it is better to enter the Kingdom of God lacking something than to spend eternity in hell because we refused to let go of something that led us into sin.

Mark 9:43, 45, 47–49 (NLT)

🖐”[43] If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands.

🦶 [45] If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet.

👀 [47] And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It’s better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, [48] ‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’ [49] For everyone will be tested with fire.”

Well then, you may ask, **what is sin?**

Galatians 5:19–21 gives us clarity on this…


[19] When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, [20] idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, [21] envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

1 John 2:15 reminds us not to love the things the world has go offer, because if we do, they love of the Father (God) is not in us!

🤯 that’s a huge deal.

🌎 [16] For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. ⬅️

⚠️These are not from the Father, but are from this world. [17] And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.

1 John 3:6-10 NLT
⚠️[6] Anyone who continues to live in him will not sin. But anyone who keeps on sinning does not know him or understand who he is. [7] Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. [8] But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. [9] Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God. [10] So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.⚠️


There is so much warning in this passage.

So what are we to do if we find ourselves living in sin that leads to death?

Repent. Turn from it. Cut it off. Stop weaning yourself off, and stop it and RUN from it. Every time we begin to sin, we must quickly repent and stop. Turning away from the wickedness and pursue righteousness by pursuing Jesus and following his instructions.

Why is one of the fruits of the Spirit self-control? Because we have to use it. It’s not something that magically appears. No—we CHOOSE it. Yes, it’s the Holy Spirit that produces the fruit, but we have the choice to walk in it or walk by our mind and emotions instead. That means we choose self-control to stop looking at things we shouldn’t be looking at. We stop overconsuming things we don’t need. We stop overindulging (yes, gluttony is a sin). We begin to strip off the weights that slow us down as we run after Jesus. We learn the words, “No, thank you,” and we USE them.

This isn’t me coming at anyone. I’m feeling the conviction of the Holy Spirit for myself and feel I ought to share.

We must go all in for Jesus—not with one foot in the world and one foot in Christ. It’s FULL surrender. Full trust in him.

Did you know that pride often manifests as control? And control is rooted in manipulation, which is connected to rebellion. According to the Word of God, rebellion is compared to witchcraft. We have to relinquish our own rights, lay down our lives for Jesus, and pray, “Not my will, but YOUR will be done.” We have to have some self reflection, and recognize areas that we need to surrender to the Lord, repent of, and ask for the Holy Spirit to help us. It’s just as important to have a fellow strong believer hold us accountable. For me, that’s my husband. We must hold eachother accountable because we are the ones that see eachother at our best and our worst.

Accountability isn’t someone who never challenges you or corrects us. That’s called a yes man, and we won’t grow from that.

There is good news! No matter how far we have strayed, Jesus’ blood was enough on the cross! So don’t walk in shame and confusion. Walk in freedom in Christ knowing who you are in Christ, with humility and repentance. Keep on keeping on for Jesus. There is always hope in Christ. For we ALL have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. This just is a reminder that we can start living mediocre lives, Luke warm lives, accepting a little bit of this amd that into our lives when Jesus has so much more in-store for us if we only choose Him over sin.

1 John 2:6 NLT
[6] Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.

We are saved by grace thru Faith not that any man can boast. Ephesians 2 teaches us this. However, these other scriptures aren’t thrown in the bible for no reason. We only have to repent, believe, and declare who Jesus is to be saved. But if you’re living for any amount of time, the fruit of His Spirit will begin to transform you. Some say you won’t have to try as it’ll come entirely natural, I just don’t see that anywhere in the bible. The bible instructs us to take up our cross daily, to crucify our flesh daily, to take captive our rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. The bible instructs us to believe and to DO. The book of Acts is about the ACTS of the Apostles and Disciples. Their is action to be taken once we come to Jesus. It’s not always as fast as we would like, but their will be transformation and growth if we are pursuing Jesus and following Him. We aren’t saved by our works, but the works will follow those who are truly saved. You can’t follow in Jesus’s foot steps and head toward destruction. It’s simply not possible. If we are heading towards sin that leads to death that means we have our backs turned towards Jesus and are walking in the wrong direction. We can’t serve two masters.

Something I find myself saying often is telling my sons to stop correcting each other. They’re quick to point out who is doing wrong, but I remind them that they are responsible for their own actions—not the actions of those around them. They don’t need to carry that kind of weight.

The way we share in one another’s burdens is through prayer and encouragement. It’s good to help each other, but not to take on the responsibility of someone else’s choices. That isn’t ours to carry—that’s Jesus’ role. He carries the heavy burdens so that ours can be light.


Verse 4 teaches us to focus on our own work. When we do, we can find satisfaction in what we’ve done well, without needing to compare ourselves to anyone else.

As soon as we begin to compare ourselves we will be dissatisfied in the job we have in front of us. What once was fulfilling now leaves us empty because instead of keeping our eyes ahead of us, we are looking left and right.

This is something I need to continue to remind my kids, but also need this reminder myself.

Comparison is the thief of joy. When we start measuring ourselves against other parents—seeing where they seem to be succeeding or how their children excel in certain areas—we can quickly lose sight of what’s right in front of us. Looking at what others are doing and thinking we should follow their path often pulls us away from what’s best for our own family.

I need to seek the Lord to guide me in making the right decisions for my children and my family—not decisions made out of exhaustion or haste. I will choose to rest and ask Him for strength. I want to keep my eyes on Jesus, focusing on what He has entrusted to me, instead of looking to the left or right and wondering if I’m “doing it right” compared to others.
It’s good to be inspired by others—that has its place—but I won’t let comparison or distraction pull me off the course and purpose God has set before me.



Galatians 6:1-5 NLT
[1] Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.

[2] Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

[3] If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.

[4] Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.

[5] For we are each responsible for our own conduct.

Always be willing to help others, but don’t carry the weight of their actions upon yourself. You will stand before the Lord for yourself not what they did or didn’t do. Stay the course the Lord has before you.

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New to Homeschooling?
Not sure where to start?

First things first—figure out your covering. Will you homeschool under your county, or under a private/umbrella school?

For us in Florida, we chose HomeLife Academy. Another option here is Florida Unschoolers. These are essentially the organizations you report to as a homeschool family.

Next, take time to learn your state laws. Some states require more record-keeping or testing than others, so it’s important to understand your responsibilities.

Once that’s in place, the next big question is:
What curriculum should I use?

This is honestly where the fun begins (at least for me—I’m a bit of a curriculum junkie!). I love researching and trying different programs.

Start by identifying your child’s learning style—but just as importantly, your teaching style. The best curriculum is one that works for both of you.

I consider myself an eclectic homeschooler. We mix and match based on subject and grade level. For example, we use traditional boxed curriculum like Institute for Excellence in Writing (which includes video instruction), along with printables from other homeschool moms and unit studies from Gather ‘Round Homeschool.

That said, this approach isn’t always ideal for brand-new homeschool moms—it often develops naturally after a few years of experience.

One important reminder:
Curriculum is meant to serve you—you are not meant to be a slave to it.

There are so many options out there, but here are some we’ve personally used or loved:

Curriculum We’ve Used
• Gather ‘Round Homeschool
Great for unit studies, especially during seasons of transition or when homeschooling multiple kids (or adding a new baby). We eventually paired it with IEW for older students (5th grade and up).
• The Good and the Beautiful
An affordable, all-in-one curriculum. It has a gentle mix of Charlotte Mason style with traditional structure. We especially love their math.
• Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW)
A game changer for teaching writing, especially for 5th grade and up. The video instruction makes it much easier to teach, and we plan to continue through high school.
• All About Reading
Excellent for kids who need movement or struggle with reading fluency. Uses levels instead of grades. This helped one of my children significantly.
• My Father’s World
We loved this for 1st grade. It has a gentle, Bible-based approach with lots of hands-on learning and phonics games.
• Master Books
We used Language Lessons for a Living Education alongside All About Reading. We appreciated the weekly Bible integration.
• BJU Press Homeschool
A more traditional, private-school-style curriculum. We used it for spelling.
• Abeka
A rigorous, structured program often used in private schools. We tried it for kindergarten, but it wasn’t our favorite fit.

• Tuttle Twins      We are currently using their History and throughally enjoying the fact they have audio for it to read to the kids as they follow along in the book.

• Journey Homeschool Academy      We have used this Science Video Teacher a few times for elementary. I am considering it for highschool since you can watch thr labs.

• Drive Thru History     I really love this option especially for learning the bible. I think we tried it too young (3rd grade) I have learned many people use it in middle and highschool.

Curriculum We’ve Heard Great Things About
• Sonlight
• Accelerated Christian Education (ACE PACES)
• Apologia Educational Ministries
• Five in a Row
• Memoria Press
• Lifepac
• Horizons
• Notgrass History
• Saxon Math
• Math-U-See
• Teaching Textbooks
• Christian Liberty Press
• Science Shepherd
• The Mystery of History
• Treehouse Schoolhouse

Here is a fun quiz to take to see your style of homeschooling.

Today at the Kennedy Space Center we watched a video clip of the shuttle entering space leaving earth’s atmosphere.

All I can say is this wow.

Talk about a breath taking thing to watch. We can only *imagine* how big space is. We can’t truly fathom it. I can’t understand how anyone can watch something like that and say there is no God. Everything points to him. He is marvelous, beautiful, and glorious. I’m reminded of the scripture;

For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
Romans 1:20 NLT

People will be without excuse of not knowing God.

Everything points that there is a creator and that it wasn’t by random.

They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. Romans 1:25 NLT

I encourage everyone to keep reading all of  Romans 1. It describes the generations on repeat.

The fact that God’s creation, man, invented something that can go to space is amazing. It also makes me think about Babylon and how they were building a tower to the heavens.. and look what the Lord did. Man was created in God’s image. Man was created with intellect. However, man can never surpass God. His ways are higher then ours. We can’t lean on our own understanding nor wisdom of this world, which is all limited. Even the prophetic words we get are only in part.

However, God is sovereign. He is over everything, sees all things, knows all things, and is everywhere at once. Time has no bounds or limits with him.

I can’t help but think about how limited our minds truly are. It’s crazy to think that if we don’t take captive our rebellious thoughts and TEACH them to obey Christ that our minds can be lead astray.

Children of God, be aware of worship of animals (and people). Be aware of obsession with birds, reptiles, animals, and even nature.

Be aware of even Christians stepping into new age practices blindly. Beware of witchcraft in the churches. Not necessarily coming from the pulpit but within the services of those around who do not host the presence of the Lord. PRAY and ask the Lord for discernment of spirits. And PULL DOWN strongholds in your mind of WRONG THINKING!!!!

[21] Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. [22] Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. [23] And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.
Romans 1:21-23 NLT

The people began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like!!!!

The Bible says many times that some people gave into their foolish thinking. Their stinking thinking. Their imaginations. If they did it then, they’ll do it again.

Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 reminds of of this.
[9] History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. [10] Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new.


Be careful where your mind wanders. Including during prayer.  Don’t allow your mind to wander. We are told to meditate on the WORD. Not to empty our minds!!! Honestly, this is where “soaking sessions” can get messy quickly. It’s one thing when the HOLY SPIRIT knocks you out. It’s another to schedule a time to just soak.

Think on whatsoever things that are TRUE.

Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.


Ofcourse we are curious what “heaven” will be like and what even space (the heavens) are like. But it is so important to keep our eyes on Jesus and keep our TRUST in Him, not on our own understanding of things. For we won’t fully grasp all of who God is and what he has waiting for those who believe upon Jesus Christ. There is nothing wrong with the study of space and science. We love science in our home. We love studying space.

All that to say, keep your eyes on Jesus. Meditate on the WORD of God. Worship him in singing, tongues, spirit and truth. And live in such a way that your life is worship to him.

Love God with your all.

Love your neighbor/others as yourself. 

Keep on pressing the Gospel forward by being the light of Christ.

Press on serving the Lord Jesus, raise your children to know and love God and others.

It’s simple. The Gospel is simple. Live your life surrendered to the Lord and walk in love treating others as you would want to be treated.

Growing up we always celebrated Easter and also learned about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior.

However, as a child my focus ofcourse was on Easter egg hunts, Easter baskets, colored eggs, and candy. As most children’s focus is on these things. The resurrection of Jesus was talked about during our kids class but every child was focused on the egg hunt to come waiting for the “story” to end.

I understand the reality that the Lord made spring and we are to celebrate life and the beauty in His creation. Worshipping the ONE who made it and not the creation itself.

With this said, as a young adult someone wished me a happy resurrection sunday instead of Easter and I remember thinking to myself, “how strange” that person must be super “religious” and “legalistic”.

Yall. 🙈 I was so naive and unaware. Thank God for his loving kindness and mercy.

I didn’t really focus on that, I focused on the spring dresses and service we went to and the kids and their fun activities.

But after that sunday, it got me digging deeper. I came to the realization that this person wasn’t  religious and legalistic. They were walking in closeness with the Lord. As they grew in their faith they began to have deeper convictions and celebrated what truly mattered. As I began to study the origins of Easter I realized that it was originated with paganism. Which as a believer we are called OUT of. The church assembly began taking what the world did and making it about Jesus. What the enemy meant for evil the Lord will turn for good. That verses is about the LORD turning what the enemy meant for evil not MAN turning what the enemy meant for evil and calling it good.

The Lord gave me a visual when explaining to the boys why we are no longer partaking in Easter egg hunts.

Imagine a plank of wood with the word “pagen practices” carved into it. Then putting a sticker over it and calling it Christian.
I asked them, would that remove the carving? They said, “no that’s dumb, it’s like putting a mask on”.

Bingo.

So now our Ressurection Sundays will look different.

Learning about hosting a Sedar Dinner and how they “hide” the afikomen. It’s like a game. Interesting, right…
Making it fun for the kids but still about Jesus. Because Sedar points to Jesus.

Anyways, this is why we are celebrating Easter different this year. It’s about Passover and Sedar.

It’s about Jesus. I want the kids to KNOW it’s about Jesus. Not be distracted by other things.

Is it ok to give our kids gifts and candy, ofcourse it is. It is a blessing to be a blessing. But the actual tradition of the baskets and the “nests” and the colored eggs, were originated in paganism practices.

Learning to keep Jesus the focus, and still bless our children without making it feel like we take all their fun away is important. Especially when the Lord is teaching us these things, we don’t want them to see serving Jesus as a fun ruiner. Instead we can teach them that being blessed isn’t sin. Having fun isn’t a sin. However, if we are aware of something that doesn’t please the Lord, we need to repent and adjust. It’s learning that we are free from sin that leads to death, and that we want to live lives that glorify the Lord and not continue in something that points to paganism traditions. It’s a process. I’m unlearning a lot and learning a lot in my walk with the Lord. It’s messy, and I have to seek the Lord for direction and understanding.

Matthew 5:17-18 NLT
[17]  “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.

🌟[18] I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.

– Jesus takes everything to a higher standard.-

Matthew 5:19-22 NLT

[19] So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. [20]  “But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven! [21]  “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’

➡️[22] But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell. 🔥


I love how Jesus addresses the beholder of the eye. Not the one being lusted after in this instance. It’s up to each individual to keep their eye gates pure. It is not other peoples responsibility to keep your heart and mind pure. We live in this world and WILL see plenty. It’s what we meditate on is what matters. Not judging others but keeping ourselves in check. We are the LIGHT of the WORLD what good is that light if we hide it. No instead its to be placed on a hill top for ALL to see. It doesn’t say instead hide away from the world. No. We live in this world but we understand our eternity is with Jesus in the heavenly places.


Matthew 5:27-29 NLT
➡️[27]  “You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’

👀 [28] But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

👁[29] So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.


Jesus goes on to say that UNLESS our righteousness is BETTER than the righteousness of the Pharisees we will never enter heaven. (5:20) but we understand that we are counted righteous BY FAITH. Not by works. This is where it’s easy to get tripped up. Understanding BY faith we have been saved not by works that any man shall boast. The works will be evident in our lives just as the fruit of the spirit will be. So if we are trying to work our way to heaven then we must be BETTER then the religious Pharisees. And we know we can’t be. This is by GRACE we have been saved. This is why motives of the heart matters and only God knows a man’s hearts and thoughts.


Matthew 5:37 NLT
[37] Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.