Crosswalk PLUS Video Devotional

That is a beautiful prayer for me to cover our children with, cover our loved ones with when I maybe don't have the right words or I'm struggling with how to start praying. So it's kind of a jumping-off point and it really captures God's heart for us.

If we are delighting in God and actively moving towards Him and pursuing deeper intimacy with Him, our joy or lack thereof can serve as a litmus test. That's not to say we should rely on our feelings alone, but we can allow our feelings to inform us.

Father, help me to commit to building capacity in my life. Help me to prepare for the opportunities that I've been praying for. When they come, let me be ready to seize them and make the most out of every moment for the glory of your name.

This verse is really telling us not to worry about the world's laws; worry about God's laws. He is going to completely change us by renewing our minds and by helping us think of the things of God. We will be able to check what we recognize as His laws and what is the will of God.

Knowing God's will begins with knowing God's heart. As we learn to recognize his character, we discover that his guidance is usually less about revealing that whole road and more about leading us faithfully one step at a time.

All they want is my presence. It matters. It changes how they feel about bedtime, it changes how they feel about the dark, about the scariness that comes with going to your own room and the quiet and trying to sleep, where you're vulnerable. And this is kind of the same idea.

He came, that we might experience full thriving life, and that is precisely where he is leading us. When we find ourselves wrestling with all of the wise, may we remember everything Jesus reveals about himself in John 10.

The more clearly that we see His faithfulness, the closer and easier it becomes to trust Him when we can't yet understand.

Father, thank you for the truth of Your Word. Thank you that You know exactly what it takes to get me where You want me to be. Your way is the best way. I'm asking in the name of Jesus that You would help me to humble myself and embrace Your process.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you that you have severity and kindness. Thank you that those are not opposing characteristics, but they make you who you are. Let us love that about you and let us rejoice in your kindness towards us. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

We make the most difference when we just focus our hearts, our homes, and our lives on being people who embody righteous living.

Father, thank you for your word, and for being such a faithful Father. I ask that you would strengthen my faith today. I want to be strengthened by your encounter. Would you help me to trust you far beyond what my circumstances are saying?

Dear Jesus, help us not to focus on the benefits in this world, but always have our focus on the benefits to your heavenly kingdom. In all that we do, help us to be kind because it benefits your kingdom and that, in turn, encourages our hearts to be more like yours. In Jesus' Name, Amen.