The Crosswalk Devotional

In case you need this reminder today, if you are following the Lord, you will not miss out on anything He has for you. Look around you. Look at where you find yourself right now. Perhaps life isn’t perfect. It never is.

Are you wishing you were closer to God than you are right now? Do you long to feel less anxious and more at peace as you trust this capable God with your concerns? Then start now.

Unlike happiness, joy doesn’t depend on good circumstances. You can rejoice anytime and anywhere, because joy comes from trusting God in the middle of any situation you face. Even in the worst circumstances you go through, you can still rejoice in the Lord.

Our words have lasting consequences. Our outward actions tell our inward hearts’ motivations. May we prioritize caring for people and relationships over our pride and desire to be right as we seek to love our neighbors as ourselves.

When we take the time to turn toward Jesus (and away from our own self-righteousness) and then allow him to comfort and teach us, we can enter the digital world grounded in the reality of his love and presence—and then are able to extend it toward others.

Lord, please help me want You more than anything and trust that You will give me what I am meant to have. I will not miss anything if I’m walking with you.

Have you felt lately like you can’t sense God’s leading in your life? If so, be encouraged that even when you don’t feel like He’s directing your steps, He still is.

Like Abraham, God desires for His children to experience the blessings of a life that is wholly surrendered to the Lord. God is faithful to complete the works He calls us to (Philippians 1:6).

Show the people who know you what it looks like to trust God daily. When you do, you’ll build a legacy of loving faith that can inspire future generations. Every day that God gives you to live is a new opportunity to build an inheritance of faith to leave for others!

Today, will you consider what it is that has been hard, the hard that you fear, or the potential pain you struggle to imagine goodness in and through? There is good to come for you. And for each of his cherished children whom he loves.

Father, let us be people who ask for forgiveness often. Let us forsake our pride and our appearance and substitute it for the grace, love, and mercy of Jesus. Let us be a living example to you when we ask for forgiveness, even when we don't deserve it.

How do we stay rooted in Christ, immovable and unshakeable in the storms of life? In his letter to the Ephesians, the Apostle Paul encourages the believers to draw their strength from Christ.

God has designed us to support and strengthen each other. When we encourage one another, our faith can grow stronger because we’re helping each other find hope through God.

Are you going through agonizing times when it seems like God is not hearing and answering your prayers? If so, ask God to strengthen you to keep asking and believing that He is hearing and will answer you.

If He loved me, why is He allowing this? If God created me, why am I so broken? Whenever those thoughts or anything like them crop up, remember, you are made in His image. You are His workmanship.