A Year of Patient Waiting - The Crosswalk Devotional - January 21

PLUS...One-Sentence Summaries of Every Old Testament Book  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ &zwnj [Crosswalk.com Logo]( The Crosswalk Devotional  [Devotionals](        [Newsletters](        [e-Cards](      [The Crosswalk Devotional]( A Year of Patient Waiting By Meg Bucher “Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” [Isaiah 40:30-31]( NLT The turning over of a new year sometimes brings to mind a word God presses into my heart. This year, that word is wait. Waiting is a weakness of mine. Surrounded by the resolve to push through to the next level, I have been told to wait. Wait patiently, the Holy Spirit has assured me. But …waiting is a weakness of mine! Going, I’m rather good at! Pushing through pain and breaking through are things I’m good at. But waiting is a weakness of mine. The prophet Isaiah wrote even youths would become weak and tired. Exhaustion is an accurate descriptor of the year that just turned over. On its heels, God is pressing me to trust Him, so the prophecy of new strength by Isaiah can come to fruition in my own life. This is a strength I can’t train for physically. This is a strength of the spirit, developed by waiting patiently. But waiting is a weakness of mine. Isaiah also wrote:  [CONTINUE READING →](            You May Also Like:        [One-Sentence Summaries of Every Old Testament Book](  Kristi Walker The Old Testament is made up of 39 books, all of which point to the eventual coming of our Lord Jesus! But maybe you've never had a chance to read the entire Old Testament? If so (or even if you have and just want a refresher!) we've got every single book summarized for you here, in just one sentence.  [CONTINUE READING →](       [Christian Women Are Beginning to Talk about Sex and Intimacy](  Amanda Idleman There is a wave of women authors and speakers that are addressing this issue and are speaking to both men and women.  [CONTINUE READING →](            [3 Women’s Hilarious Audition That Fooled Simon](  GodTube.com Life will put you in a state of uncertainty at times, questioning whether things are really what they appear to be. But according to God’s Word, we should put those feelings of fear, confusion and apprehensiveness aside. [In 1 Peter 5:7]( it states that we are to put all our troubles on Him for he takes care of us.  [WATCH NOW →](        [10 Beautiful Biblical Descriptions of What Heaven Will Look Like and Be Like](  Jennifer Waddle Although we cannot even begin to comprehend Heaven's splendor, the Bible gives us beautiful descriptions of the place in which those who have received Jesus will spend eternity. Here is what heaven looks like and what it will be like.  [CONTINUE READING →](                            Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                           Who said, `Am I my brother's keeper`? A. Seth B. Joseph C. Jacob D. Cain [ANSWER THE QUESTION →](     [Crosswalk.com Logo](  [Read about Salem Web Network](  |  [Unsubscribe](   [Email Preference Center](  |  [View in Browser](   © 2023 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