The Crosswalk Devotional: A Daily Devotional Christian Podcast

As the holidays roll around this year, we may be finding ourselves in places we didn’t ever dream of being, doing work we didn’t plan on or ever want to do, feeling down and discouraged at where life has led us. How many of us planned and imagined our lives going in a specific direction, then suddenly and unexpectedly, we experienced our lives taking an unplanned turn? - Lynette Kittle SUBSCRIBE t...

With sincere hearts, we can boldly come right into the presence of God. His sincerity sees us long before we turn to Him, and he delights when we genuinely come to Him. - Meg Bucher SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/ Your Daily Bible Verse:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-bible-verse/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudi...

How do you spend the holidays with someone who rejected you? Once they were like family, and now, they’re your enemy. What if you’re at the same table? Or bump into each other in the buffet line? The sting of betrayal feels like a fire. - Jessica Van Roekel SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/ Your Daily Bible Verse:  https://www.lifeau...

Many of us believe we deserve God’s forgiveness but with others, not so much. The truth is, none of us deserve His forgiveness, and there is no way we could possibly ever earn it or purchase it ourselves. None of us can attain God’s forgiveness on our own. It’s God's gift to us through Jesus. - Lynette Kittle SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-dail...

The Christmas Season has also been called the Season of Hope. Much deeper than the wishes circled in toy catalogs and commercialized in gift wrap, Hope is anchored in the faithfulness of God. - Meg Bucher SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/ Your Daily Bible Verse:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-bible-verse/ Discover more Christi...

Everyone faces days of trouble because trouble is part of our world. It serves several purposes. It’s an opportunity for our spiritual roots to go deeper as we choose to trust God with the unknowns that lie before us. The thing with troubles is that we don’t have a guaranteed outcome, and we like outcomes we can count on. In the end, victory is ours, but when the beginning seems long ago, the midd...

If you are stuck and feel unable to move forward in your life, focus on the one right next step you can take to move forward. Don’t let overanalysis of what “could be” or what “has been” paralyze you. Just take one tiny step forward at a time and see the Lord begin to move on your behalf. - Amanda Idleman SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-pr...

If you find yourself ambushed by grief this week, rather than trying to stuff your feelings deep down within yourself, take a moment to experience them. As you do, turn to God, asking Him for His comfort and peace to help turn your sorrow into joy (Psalm 30:11). - Lynette Kittle SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/ Your Daily Bible Vers...

God promises a plan for us which is more than we can ask for or imagine. To walk the road home to Him requires us to push beyond our limits. Freedom from the fear which convinces us we can’t do hard things …impossible things, is possible. We can and will accomplish miraculous feats in Christ Jesus if we are willing to compete with the voice inside of us, which begs us to bail out and stay safe. -...

Many individuals feel pressure at the start of a new year to start over. However, if failure to do so comes a few days, weeks, or months later, they feel defeated and like they have to wait another year to try again. Sadly New Year’s resolutions set individuals up for failure by causing them to think they only have one day each new year to start over. But the good news is God offers us the opportu...

Learning to listen is hard. We are by nature very offend-able. Though it may seem easiest to ghost someone out of our lives, the truth is they were put there on purpose. Cutting them out only robs us of the reason they were there in the first place. Instead of running from the inevitably difficulty that is relationships with other people … let’s aim to stay, and learn to listen. - Meg Bucher SUBSC...

Paul is my favorite apostle in the Bible. Are you wondering what an apostle is? It means “person sent.” Paul was formerly known as Saul. He was a persecutor of Christians. He was on a mission to kill and destroy anyone who was a follower of Jesus because he believed that the message of Jesus was dangerous to Judaism. - Heidi Vegh SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.li...

In John 8, we see the Pharisees (the religious rulers) once again trying to test Jesus. They always seemed to be after Him to stump Him and make Him look bad. Literally, He was the Christ, the One they and their people were waiting on, but His words and His answers were not what they imagined. - Emma Danzey SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-...

Adapting to different seasons can be challenging when it’s not what we expect it to be, just like in life where what occurs in times of our lives may seem very different from what we were expecting. The following are four ways to open our hearts to look positively toward seasons that haven’t brought us what we were hoping. - Lynette Kittle SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  http...

Thanksgiving is the reason many of us are grateful for the month of November. Yet, while we may be preoccupied with stuffing our faces or talking to our kids about the Pilgrims and the Native Americans, we should strive to turn the feastful day into something representative of its name - a day where we express thanksgiving. - Aaron D'Anthony Brown SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Praye...

Christ Jesus is the only One who can fill the gaps in our human hearts, which automatically ache for assurance, comfort, and companionship. Everything, and everyone, will fail to fulfill this desire in our lives because our hearts were created to crave Him. - Meg Bucher SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/ Your Daily Bible Verse:  https...

If faced with temptation this week, resist. However, if you fall into it, instead of pointing fingers and blaming the devil or those around you, go to God with a repentant heart. With a humble heart, turn toward Him for forgiveness and to strengthen you to overcome it the next time you’re tempted. - Lynette Kittle SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your...

Jesus uses many parables throughout His time recorded on earth. He compares His kingdom in Matthew 13 to a treasure hidden in a field that is purchased by a man with all he has and a merchant who finds one great pearl and sells all he has to buy it. In comparing this, He is essentially saying that when you discover the beautiful gift of salvation from Him, you will do whatever you can to be a part...

God sees things. He sees our situations and He is always present in whatever happens. Our responsibility is to turn it all over to him. And what’s amazing is that he understands our frailties and whimsical worrying but shows loving provision for our needs when we are in trouble. - Christopher Eyte SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/ Yo...

Loneliness carries with it a familiar anguish, a longing that goes unquenched. Sometimes the sensation lasts so long, we doubt whether or not we will ever see change. But loneliness is a pattern, and every pattern has to end before starting again. - Aaron D'Anthony Brown SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/ Your Daily Bible Verse:  http...

The book of Hebrews is filled with beautiful verses proclaiming that Jesus is our great High Priest. He took on the cross for us, and He broke the barricade between us and God the Father. The sin that stood in between was defeated, and Jesus became the bridge between the Lord and us. As we break down these verses today, pray that Christ would reveal Himself more and more in your heart. - Emma Danz...

What spiritual gifts have you received to serve the Body of Christ? What might be holding you back from exercising your gifts for God’s glory? - Annie Yorty SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/ Your Daily Bible Verse:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-bible-verse/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about a...

We matter greatly to the Lord, and so do your prayers. We can say our prayers out loud, think about them, write them, and even sing them. When we pray, we can rest in the promise that He hears us, has a plan for us, and will take care of us. - Megan Evans SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your Daily Prayer:  https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/ Your Daily Bible Verse:  https://www.lifeaudi...

Hopelessness may be where you are today. If so, maybe God is using your struggle to shape you into a person who is more like Christ. You want to go from Point A to Z, but B, F, and P have some valuable lessons. No matter the reason, and no matter how hopeless we may feel, there is always hope. When those doubts sink in, and your bright skies begin to fade, remember these three ways to bring hope t...

What areas of life do we struggle to adopt change? Aging, sickness, and disease bring unwanted change into our lives. Unmet expectations of a new job or relationship can leave us disappointed. Even something as simple as a home renovation project gone wrong can fill us with regrets. We can spend too much time in the land of “If only. . .” - Jessica Van Roekel SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: Your...