✨ Daily Devotion — December 12, 2025

📖 Scripture:
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” — Isaiah 40:31

💡 Reflection:
Waiting has been a real part of my life lately—waiting for stable housing 🏠, for the right remote work 💻, and for the next step in my studies 🎓. At times, the uncertainty feels draining, like I’m standing still while everything else moves forward. Yet this verse reminds me that waiting is not wasted. In the pause, God is renewing my strength 🙏. I’ve seen Him use these quiet, uncertain days to deepen my trust, sharpen my focus, and remind me that His timing is perfect ⏳. Just as an eagle soars not by frantic flapping but by catching the wind 🦅, I am learning to rest in God’s Spirit and let Him lift me above discouragement.

🙏 Prayer:
Father, teach me to wait with hope 🌟. Renew my spirit when I feel weary and help me trust that Your timing is perfect. Lift me above discouragement and give me strength to walk faithfully each day.

🍃 Application:
Take five minutes today ⏱️ to pause, breathe deeply 🌬️, and pray 🙏. Invite God to renew your strength in the waiting, trusting Him to prepare you for what is next.

In Christ ✝️✝️✝️

—Lesallan 🕊️


Lesallan

Lesallan Bostron is a Christian leader, writer, and practitioner committed to incarnational ministry and cross‑cultural partnership. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Leadership and combines academic study with hands‑on experience in community engagement, discipleship, and mission strategy. Lesallan’s work emphasizes culturally sensitive approaches that prioritize local leadership, long‑term sustainability, and spiritual formation. His vocational journey includes service in the Air Force, experience in sales, and practical stewardship of rural life, including horse care and farm work. These varied roles have shaped his pastoral instincts, resilience, and capacity to work across social and cultural boundaries. Lesallan brings this practical wisdom into classroom settings, short‑term mission planning, and curriculum design, always centering humility, listening, and mutual accountability. Lesallan’s research and writing focus on rethinking mission from models of exportation to models of partnership. He draws on historical examples, contemporary missiological scholarship, and lived practice to advocate for pre‑departure listening, capacity transfer, and reparative accountability. His devotional writing and teaching aim to bridge academic insight and spiritual formation, helping churches and practitioners translate theology into ethical, effective ministry. Available for speaking, teaching, and collaborative projects, Lesallan seeks partnerships that honor local agency and cultivate sustainable discipleship. He lives in Wisconsin and welcomes conversation with pastors, mission leaders, and educators who are committed to faithful, contextually wise engagement.