What Were You Expecting? - Crosswalk the Devotional - March 12

Truths observed at the intersection of faith and life by Crosswalk.com editors [View this email in your browser]( [Crosswalk.com Home]( What Were You Expecting? - Crosswalk the Devotional - March 12 [Crosswalk the Devotional]( What Were You Expecting? by [Scott Savage](, Crosswalk.com Contributor "When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.' But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich." - [Luke 18:22-23]( Every Jesus follower has the same experience at one point or another. We recognize that the way Jesus is leading us is not the direction we wanted or intended to go. Whatever our expectation involved, we are shocked to find out Jesus has other plans. And we are not alone. In [Matthew 16](, Peter heard the words "Get behind me, Satan" when he told Jesus not to go to Jerusalem and be crucified. In [Luke 18](, a wealthy, powerful young man turned away from Jesus when he was invited to go up the one thing he could not abandon. At the heart of our expectation is often a desire for more. It could be more fulfillment, more meaning, or even more connection. Comedian and actor Russell Brand would say "more" is a longing for God. [In an interview with Relevant Magazine in 2017](, Brand said, “There’s a famous quote: ‘Every man who knocks on a brothel door, he’s looking for God.’ Crack houses and these dens of suffering and illicit activity, they’re all people trying to feel good, trying to feel connected. People are trying to escape. People are trying to get out of their own heads. To me, this is a spiritual impetus.” I can relate to Brand's words. Not because I've knocked on a brothel door, but because I've longed for more. I knew I was meant for more than the role I held at a church about two years ago. And as I sought what "more" looked like beyond that, my wife and I both became convinced we were supposed to make a move. [Finish Reading Your Devotional Online >>]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [+1]( [Forward]( [Get Inspired >]( [Send an e-Card >]( [Watch Online >]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER --------------------------------------------------------------- This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. You received this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive email from a Salem Web Network website. We respect and value your time and are committed to protecting your privacy. Use the links below to update your profile and subscriptions, unsubscribe from this email, or find out more about Salem Web Network (SWN). [Manage my Subscriptions]( | [Unsubscribe from this List]( | [Read about SWN]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Salem Web Network | Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. | 111 Virginia St., Suite 500, Richmond, VA 23219