What is obedience? What is the first thing we do when we question the meaning of a word? I don’t know about you, but I immediately go to my phone, tap on the Google app, type in “definition of obedience,” and in good ole Google fashion, a suggestion pops up for “definition of obedience in the Bible.” So for the purpose of this devotion, I will give you both definitions. “Obedience”- compliance with an order, request or law or submission to another’s authority. “Definition of

I don’t know about you, but some days my “feelings” are all over the place. Maybe it’s because I’m now in my mid-forties (hello, perimenopause). Maybe it’s because I am in a season of constant changes: my children growing into adulthood then leaving home and getting married, losing both of my parents, plus hormone and health changes. Some days I feel like a strong woman of God. I know my purpose, my worth and my calling. Other days I think, “What in the world am I doing? I ca

As any good southern girl knows, obedience to authorities is non-negotiable. I was raised to say “yes ma’am” and “yes sir” and to obey without question. Often our view of God is tied to our view of our parents. And although I had a good relationship with my parents, I often viewed God as an old man in heaven who I was instructed to obey blindly, cowering even in His presence. I believed that if I did the “right thing” and said the “right things” that God would be pleased with