<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Seek and You Find]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not so much a researching website as it is a soul searching one.  Seek and You Find is inspired and motivated by Jesus' own words to seek Him.]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotionals</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:18:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.seekandyoufind.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Temptation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A short devotional exploring why temptations come, how they shape character, and practical steps to resist—especially when no one is watching. 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Just be sure to keep the vow or promise!]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/promises-vows-and-giving-your-word</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692c9674bdf3aa73170ddccf</guid><category><![CDATA[Testimony]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self]]></category><category><![CDATA[Commitment]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:31:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_30511cbd8b8e4898987548e9a03be7ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_360,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pants First, Then Shoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too often, we dive into solving our problems without checking in with the Lord and tend to ask Him for direction once we have totally boogered things up!  This devotional helps remind us that God's sequence of 'faith first' is always the right way to go.]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/pants-first-then-shoes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687910abd85c525ad1ab52c4</guid><category><![CDATA[Trust]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patience]]></category><category><![CDATA[Acceptance]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:31:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_ed3529fd6fae4d50af9123775bcc5394~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devil Made Me Do It]]></title><description><![CDATA[The devil cannot 'make' you do anything, neither can Jesus for that matter.  Why then DO you do things you do not want to do?]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/devil-made-me-do-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68288fbe0b7f5042f1dab962</guid><category><![CDATA[Testimony]]></category><category><![CDATA[Condemnation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guilt]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 13:46:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_e8659d03052c476bb9d48a009b117db5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fork in the Road of Eternity]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the Second Death that should wake us all up while we are alive on this planet.  Once we physically die, our 'path' is established.]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/the-fork-in-the-road-of-eternity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c758dc7fef44d9ba7e5e2e</guid><category><![CDATA[Death]]></category><category><![CDATA[Evil]]></category><category><![CDATA[Salvation]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_351c0a8d87f04de6b091ee6af3510660~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Don't Have a Microphone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just when I feel like I am 'called of God' and live a circumspect and attempted honorable life, but no-one around seems to be listening...]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/i-don-t-have-a-microphone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">656ca3853bd43166ad523b03</guid><category><![CDATA[Humble]]></category><category><![CDATA[Searching]]></category><category><![CDATA[God's Will]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2023 15:57:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_f284c6f7ff6041a5bf94e0e0d7b8ab64~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_437,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sight of Thankfulness]]></title><description><![CDATA[G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr  writes to present a reflection on training our eyes to see God's gifts and respond with thankful hearts.]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/the-sight-of-thankfulness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6563518f3fe0502678df6fa7</guid><category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category><category><![CDATA[Forebearing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Searching]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:17:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_8540dbed9be8416ab8dfe2e82f03a441~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helplessly Listening Helps]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we feel helpless, listening can let the Holy Spirit minister through us. 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Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[There You Don't Go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somehow, somewhere, sometime, there is something you will do, or something someone will do to you that will cause you to distance yourself..]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/there-you-dont-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b17a9dfb01bcda8b6d1e90</guid><category><![CDATA[Abandonment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trust]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_d71a0127b66b4da49e2a86b6475fc8f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_917,h_733,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sparrows and Ants; Fancy Pants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not sure how you grew up, but me... I'll bet I was well into my teens before 'the future' really crossed my mind. Sure, I worried about...]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/sparrows-and-ants-fancy-pants</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b17a9dfb01bcda8b6d1e91</guid><category><![CDATA[Worry]]></category><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[Follow]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>G.W. 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The...]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/pleasure-points</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b17a9dfb01bcda8b6d1e93</guid><category><![CDATA[Please God]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fellowship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connection]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_705f970216074fd8be1645677479ca15~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[More or Less]]></title><description><![CDATA[God doesn't tear down any barriers we put up between Him and us. God doesn't set up any barriers between us. Now, is it just me, but isn't it odd we aren't very, very close to God? The only barriers keeping us apart are our own! Sure, physically close is not part of the equation, but it seems like we'd be much more spiritual, much more content, and certainly much more 'heavenly minded' than we are as a people, let alone as individuals.  Mostly, one of the key things that keeps us from being...]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/more-or-less</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b17a9dfb01bcda8b6d1e94</guid><category><![CDATA[Barriers]]></category><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_57e6ba2ace494db5830da31afa7834d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace at Stake; Piece of Cake]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is very, very simple to choose peace. It is quite a whole other thing to apply that choice! Consider the last time you had a gut-wrenching decision to make... many times, that quickening from our Lord IS the path He wants you on, but too often we choose something safer, something less ridiculous appearing (to those around us), and maybe even something not quite so challenging for our lives. His peace is at stake, so just how do you chose that path, and stick with it? Our devotional today...]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/peace-at-stake-piece-of-cake</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b17a9dfb01bcda8b6d1e95</guid><category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category><category><![CDATA[Strength]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:46:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_5ef812d9e8154423a984cd1b09c151b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. 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Something of a disjointed feeling, or 'pending doom', or maybe even just an unsettled and restless feeling of anguish, fear, and/uncertainty... and I finally hear 'that still small voice', and get linked back up with the Lord, and sort of...]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/synchronize-your-spirit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b17a9dfb01bcda8b6d1e96</guid><category><![CDATA[Fellowship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trust]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_fd7d5f562a2a4a0fac38af6d6a920495~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shhhh... D'Ya Hear That?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many times have we heard that? Someone telling us to be quiet so we can 'hear that'; like we can hear what they are hearing... or, think they are hearing. Yet, we attempt to eliminate 'other noises' to better help us identify 'that sound'. Our devotional today goes along those same lines... quieting ourselves so we 'can' hear the very voice of God... the calling... the leading. Now, not just anyone can hear God's voice... not just anyone can follow His leading... it's not a coupon, or...]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/shhhh-d-039-ya-hear-that</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b17a9dfb01bcda8b6d1e97</guid><category><![CDATA[Hearing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Follow]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:39:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_5c03b6ade0ae4238b9c88b4aeb7bbc43~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get Ready To Relax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Odd title, I know. At the drop of a hat, if not sooner, I can be in rest-mode... and linger there for a seemingly endless span if time. Who needs to 'prepare' to relax, anyway? Well, our devotional today actually reflects on our 'before your day begins' time. One of the very hardest things to do is not do things, not prepare, not get ahead of yourself, and certainly ahead of the Lord as you face the day. It is SO easy and rather natural to 'get to it', right out of the gate, right as your...]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/get-ready-to-relax</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b17a9dfb01bcda8b6d1e98</guid><category><![CDATA[Rest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Quiet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Strength]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_bb0a73feff894b0889aa2ceb08b8b3a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider the Source]]></title><description><![CDATA[When others slander or wound you, pause and consider the source. 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Bill Elliott, Jr  created this short piece on the importance of discernment and nuance in applying faith to life's choices.]]></description><link>https://www.seekandyoufind.com/devotional/it-depends</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b17a9f95e0609dfe44fdfb</guid><category><![CDATA[Dependency]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trust]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patience]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3d6b_99b65883c3e440a2893f6e12bb669429~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>