Furnace of Favor
✨ Devotional: The Day I Tried to Outshine God’s Glory (and Lost) Some days you walk into church feeling like a whole anointed masterpiece… and then Sister So ‑ and ‑ So strolls in with her perfect hair, perfect Bible tabs, and a glow so bright you’re convinced she charges in the sun like a solar lantern. You try to act holy, but inside you’re thinking: “Lord, why does she look like the Proverbs 31 woman and I look like the Psalm 51 woman.” But here’s the truth: God never asked you to compete with anyone else’s shine. He just asked you to burn with the flame He gave you. Sometimes that flame is a steady candle. Sometimes it’s a bonfire. And sometimes it’s a spark that pops unexpectedly like a firecracker and hits someone in the forehead. But it’s yours — and it’s sacred. 📖 Scripture Zechariah 2:5 (NIV) “And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,” declares the Lord, “and I will be its glory within.” God said, “I’ll be your protection AND your glow....