Waiting with Hope - The Crosswalk Devotional - July 19

PLUS...3 Ways to Discern if You Should Homeschool in the Fall  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ &zwnj [Crosswalk.com Logo]( The Crosswalk Devotional  [Devotionals](        [Newsletters](        [e-Cards](      [The Crosswalk Devotional]( Waiting with Hope By Whitney Hopler “But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.” – [Romans 8:25]( NIV One day when my daughter Honor and I were rushing through a store, we weren’t paying attention to where we were walking and ended up getting our shoes stuck in something. We looked down and saw that we had stepped into the middle of a gray, gooey substance where floor tiles had been removed. The substance held our shoes down, so we couldn’t walk any farther. We were literally stuck. Although we had been in a hurry – in such a hurry that we hadn’t even looked where we were walking – we were now forced to wait. We learned that the area where the floor was being replaced hadn’t been marked off as it should have been. Our shoes were stuck deep in a strong adhesive meant to hold new floor tiles in place. As a store employee and some caring bystanders worked to solve the problem, Honor and I talked with them about how ridiculous the situation was, and how grateful we were for their help. We had been forced to wait, but they had chosen to wait with us. Finally, the employee found a bottle of rubbing alcohol we poured on our shoes to break free of the messy adhesive. Then we escaped by balancing on a chain of shopping carts and outstretched arms set up for us by the caring onlookers. Cheers erupted from the crowd of people gathered around us. I found myself spontaneously hugging the people who had helped us. They had delayed their own plans to help two strangers, and they had encouraged us while we waited. Getting stuck that day had been more than just an annoying problem. The situation had been an opportunity to learn how to wait well.  [CONTINUE READING →](            You May Also Like:        [3 Ways to Discern if You Should Homeschool in the Fall](  Amanda Idleman When we begin to see education as the reward and not a means to an end, homeschooling makes so much sense. The choice to opt out of the assembly-line education system is giving our kids the gift of exploring God's world with wonder and space every day.  [CONTINUE READING →](       [10 Things All Churches Can Learn From The Secrets of Hillsong Documentary](  Kelly-Jayne McGlynn Again, no church is perfect, and we'll always get some things wrong this side of heaven. But when this many people have been publicly hurt by a church system–by its focus on money, power, and reputation–you have to wonder how many more people are hurting that haven't had a platform like a TV show to speak up about it.  [CONTINUE READING →](            [Metal Singer Performs Stunning Rendition Of ‘The Sound Of Silence’](  GodTube.com A heavy metal singer used his voice to give a stunning performance of a Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel classic.  [WATCH NOW →](        [10 Things You Should Never Say to Your Pastor](  Joe McKeever Listening to the gripes of the Lord’s people is standard fare for ministers. They ought to teach courses on it in seminary. Someone please tell the newly ordained to get ready.  [CONTINUE READING →](                            Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                           Who was the mother of King Solomon? A. Michal B. Bathsheba C. Rachel D. Abigail [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