Category Archives: Devotional

Psalm 139

Posted on March 18, 2018 by For Glory Sake!

7th grade was my life-changing year. 13, braces off, Jesus in! And a new school ahead. Bless my mother’s heart she found a small Baptist one across town –Dekalb Christian Academy. I was a public-school-kid out of water! And the lone … Continue reading →

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Solve It and Move On

Posted on March 8, 2018 by For Glory Sake!

I love solutions. Answers to my questions. Quests that have an end… I don’t love continual search without conclusion or seeking and seeking leading only to more questions. Yet God, leaves me in the quest sometimes. He allows the wait so … Continue reading →

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Aiming to Conquer

Posted on March 2, 2018 by For Glory Sake!

What is a conquerer? Dictionary says: one who is victorious, one who overcomes. “The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.” Revelation 21:7  What are we overcoming? “Everyone who is … Continue reading →

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Is Why Ok?

Posted on February 25, 2018 by For Glory Sake!

…Is it ok to ask: Why is this happening? Why isn’t God doing something about it? Why can’t I change it? Why does that other person’s life seem so much easier? Why me? David and I are reading a book … Continue reading →

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Christian "karma"

Posted on February 10, 2018 by For Glory Sake!

There will always be difficult people to deal with in life. Angry, grumpy, frustrated or just mean. I must chose my attitude and words carefully, to defuse and not ignite further conflict. How I treat others holds weight in how they … Continue reading →

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I AM GOD & there is NO other 

Posted on February 7, 2018 by For Glory Sake!

I need it again. That reassuring. This and that seems so out of control!…  How silly to think I can ever control anything –  it’s always out of my control! Yet,God is always in control. He is Master, Creator, Sustainer, Watcher, Protector, … Continue reading →

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The Shift…

Posted on February 1, 2018 by For Glory Sake!

I felt it when I woke up this morning. It was there ever so slightly yesterday …or maybe the day before. It’s so subtle it’s hard to tell. Lighter outside at 6:30, I’ve been hearing birds singing early. The day … Continue reading →

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Examining My Heart

Posted on January 27, 2018 by For Glory Sake!

King David asked God to test him and see if there was anything ungodly in him:“Examine me, and probe my thoughts!  Test me, and know my (anxious) concerns!  See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me, and lead me in … Continue reading →

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It only takes one…

Posted on January 21, 2018 by For Glory Sake!

“Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the Nile, and [she, together with] her maidens walked along the river’s bank; she saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid [to get it], and she brought … Continue reading →

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Comparing Originals

Posted on January 18, 2018 by For Glory Sake!

God is so incredibly creative! Every spot, every stripe on His animals is different. Each snowflake unique. Every human, one of a kind. So with all these differences – why, do we mercilessly compare ourselves to each other?? We have different … Continue reading →

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