Diligently Seeking Blog

The mind of a person plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. --Proverbs 16:9 It's been a bit of a roller coaster of a week. I spent a significant portion of every day this past week in a doctor's office. Undergoing tests and treatments in an attempt to address...

And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you to Galilee. There you will see Him; behold, I have told you.” —Matthew 28:7 A few weeks ago, my mama threw me a baby shower. Over the course of an afternoon,...

"Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world." —Psalm 46:10 (NLT) Normally, when I get ready to write this weekly devotion, I will reflect on the previous week and decide what to write about based on what...

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would...

Then David said to Abigail, "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me, and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand. —1 Samuel 25:32-33 This past...

Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Rama; and they said to him, "Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations." --1 Samuel 8:4-5 When I was around ten...