What Really Matters - The Crosswalk Devotional - October 29

PLUS...8 Beautiful Ways God Uses Your Pain  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ &zwnj [Crosswalk.com Logo]( The Crosswalk Devotional  [Devotionals](        [Newsletters](        [e-Cards](      [The Crosswalk Devotional]( What Really Matters By Meg Bucher “For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.” - Phil 1:10 NLT Motherhood pushes the fleetness of time into overdrive. When the fall rolls around and my daughters get ready to go back to school, my social media feed is flooded with memories from all the other first-day-of-school pics over the years. How can time go so fast? How can we love other little humans so much? With each passing year, I become more aware of the pressing urgency to pass wisdom down to them. My instinct is to prepare and protect them. I understand the urgency in Paul’s prose. I want my daughters to understand what really matters and to live pure and blameless lives. I do the best I can to articulate love into every area of their lives, but I know as surely as my days are numbered on this earth, my words fall short. The author of Hebrews wrote:  [CONTINUE READING →](            You May Also Like:        [8 Beautiful Ways God Uses Your Pain](  Michelle Rabon Scripture time and again brings us back to the place where we are reminded that nothing in God’s hands is wasted or without hope. There is not one bit of pain that we walk through in this life that he will not use to point us back to Him in all of His majesty and glory.  [CONTINUE READING →](       [7 Prayers to Lift Up Your Husband](  Amanda Idleman One of the most powerful ways we can fight for our marriages is by praying over them! Here are a few prayers to get you started, as you take time to lift your husband up in prayer.  [CONTINUE READING →](            [‘After Death’ True Stories Of Near-Death Experiences From Creators Of ‘Sound Of Freedom’](  GodTube.com A new and upcoming film, “After Death,” which comes from the same people responsible for “The Chosen” and “Sound of Freedom,” examines near-death experiences and interviews several individuals who have undergone such situations.  [WATCH NOW →](        [6 Amazing Things We Can Learn From Noah](  Alicia Searl What is God calling you to do today? Is He asking you to build an ark and prepare? Is He commanding you to trust Him in your current storm? Is He requiring you to be patient? We may be living in strange times resembling Noah, but we serve a faithful God who encourages us to hold on to the everlasting hope in His many promises to us!  [CONTINUE READING →](                            Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                           What is the meaning of Peter's name? A. joy B. rock C. leader D. mercy [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