Called to Grow - The Crosswalk Devotional - December 12

PLUS...10 Overlooked People You Should Give Gifts to This Christmas  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ &zwnj [Crosswalk.com Logo]( The Crosswalk Devotional  [Devotionals](        [Newsletters](        [e-Cards](      [The Crosswalk Devotional]( Called to Grow By Meg Bucher “We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through [faith]( and patience inherit what has been promised.” - [Hebrews 6:11-12]( NLT Growing pains hurt. Physically, we don’t all grow at the same time or rate. I remember looking up at all of my peers as, one by one, they all started to sprout up before I did. Emotional growing pains are inevitable throughout the entirety of our lives, but the most pragmatic during our teen years and early adulthood. The definition of growing pains also includes: “difficulties attending any new project or any raid development of an existing project.” The global pandemic caused growing pains as we scrambled to figure out how to carry on with life when so much of it came to a violent halt. Amidst all of the growing and changing, our everyday lives reveal what God has called us to do. God put each of us here on purpose, with purpose. “We don’t choose our callings; by definition, we’re called to them,” [Ivan Mesa explains in an article he wrote titled, “3 Things Your Calling is Not,” for TGC,Â]( God calls us; we don’t call ourselves.” The author of Hebrews wrote:  [CONTINUE READING →](            You May Also Like:        [10 Overlooked People You Should Give Gifts to This Christmas](  Lindsey Brady Beyond family and friends, other meaningful people in your life appreciate your heartfelt cheer.  [CONTINUE READING →](       [Why Jesus Calls Us to Be Fishers of Men](  Mary Southerland Jesus cursed the tree for looking like it was producing fruit – but being fruitless. Hmm, not what I expected. You? Jesus wants us to bear fruit, to be fruitful, and to reproduce. There are three ways Jesus wants me to reproduce: fishing for people, by making disciples, and living as a missionary in my everyday life.  [CONTINUE READING →](            [6 Female Celebrities Who Openly Follow Christ](  Michelle S. Lazurek Although it is hard to live out beliefs that promote the Bible, which is seen as an outdated, archaic relic, these women prove it is possible to work in Hollywood without compromising their beliefs.  [CONTINUE READING →](                            Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                           Who took Jesus` body down from the cross and buried it? A. Caiaphas B. Joseph of Arimathea C. Simon of Macedonia D. Barnabas of Cilicia [ANSWER THE QUESTION →](     [Crosswalk.com Logo](  [Read about Salem Web Network](  |  [Unsubscribe](   [Email Preference Center](  |  [View in Browser](   © 2022 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Crosswalk. Â