He Outshines Me :: Quietly Through Thursday Link-up #40

David was a man who experienced many victories. He also had many struggles and failures. Yet through all of it David continued to look to his Savior. David could have become arrogant about all that he accomplished or he could have let his troubles keep him in hiding. But instead of focusing on himself he kept his eyes above. David knew and remembered something very important: He outshines me. This post may contain some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. I am an indecisive individual. I swing back and forth between […]

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2 Habits of David We Can Practice :: Quietly Through Thursday Link-up #39

Life on earth is full of trouble. It just is, but when these things pop up into our lives we have some choices to make. We can attempt to hide them away or we can be honest and bring them to Lord and Savior. We stay distracted and focused on the problem or we can turn our gaze to Jesus and praise him for being lighter than the difficulty we face. This post may contain some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. While journeying Quietly Through the Psalms I’ve […]

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David & Goliath Part 5: Well-Placed Confidence

If you haven’t read the full story of David & Goliath in awhile click here.  You may also want to check out parts 1 -4 in this series. And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!” Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. […]

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David & Goliath Part 3: Humble Gifts

Read the full story of David and Goliath here. You may also want to checkout part 1 and part 2 in this David and Goliath series. So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail. David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them.” So David took them off. Then he took his staff in […]

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