I bring this up because even though we may not be a gardener in real life or have the proverbial “green thumb”, we are all a gardener. We all have a garden to tend. The garden of our minds. Our mind is a garden and just like any garden, it needs to be cared for. The garden of our minds needs to be cared for because one big reason - the enemy. The enemy wants to throw seeds out there so they take root and grow into something big and that will take us out. In a way, the seeds the enemy plants in our gardens are weeds.

**This series is based on the book Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table” by Louie Giglio. The thoughts and ideas in this post come from the book, but are put into my own words and are not directly quoted. All direct quotes from the book will be noted as such and identified. You can pick up a copy of the book wherever you buy your books.

[1] The “seeds” listed in this post are quoted from the book above. The paragraph(s) following each seed are a mix of my thoughts and the thoughts of the author. Direct quote will be noted”

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! - Psalm 139:13-17, NIV

[2] “Who Told You That?” - Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table part 6 -

Blog post - https://www.thepointoffocus.com/post/who-told-you-that

Podcast - https://anchor.fm/focuspointpodcast/episodes/Who-Told-You-That----Dont-Give-The-Enemy-A-Seat-At-Your-Table-6---S3-E35-e18r2v6

[3] For further reading on this seed, check out this post from last year during our “Around The Campfire” series called “This is The Day The Lord Has Made and Jesus is (Still) Lord”

Blog post - https://www.thepointoffocus.com/post/this-is-the-day-the-lord-has-made-and-jesus-is-still-lord

Podcast - https://anchor.fm/focuspointpodcast/episodes/This-is-the-Day-the-Lord-Has-Made-and-Jesus-is-Still-Lord---Around-The-Campfire-1---S2--E21-em2baa

[4] “Grab hold of a specific scriptural truth for the day, such as these:

Imagine that you are walking into a restaurant and you tell the host “yes, we’d like a table for 2 please.” The host walks you through the restaurant past all of the other dining guests to a table for 2 in the middle of the restaurant. The table is prepared for you. As you are sitting there enjoying the bread you look around and you notice some people are starting to stare at you. You begin to notice it more and more. You start to wonder if there is something in your hair, on your clothes, or makeup is smudged. You turn your attention back to your table and a second later someone pulls up a chair and takes a seat. Then another. And another. Before you know it the table has gotten crowded and you can’t even hear or barely see your dinner companion. The enemy has just pulled up and sat at your table.

Scripture referenced in this episode: Psalm 23:5, 23:1, 23:4, Hebrews 12:2, Psalm 121:1-2, Matthew 14:22-33

**This series is based on the book Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table” by Louie Giglio. The thoughts and ideas in this post come from the book, but are put into my own words and are not directly quoted. All direct quotes from the book will be noted as such and identified. You can pick up a copy of the book wherever you buy your books.