Daniel Fusco: Unlocking Resilience When Life is a Mess
Release Date: 11/16/2022
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info_outlineWhen trials and hard times come into our lives, we can find ourselves questioning God and becoming bitter. On today's episode of The Christian Habits Podcast (links below), I talk with Daniel Fusco about how developing resilience during trials can actually be a path to fruitfulness and growth in our lives, and also about his new book, You're Gonna Make It.
What We Discussed on the Podcast
- What is resilience?
- How hope and grit factor into the resilience equation
- How to submit to God's will, no matter what
- Discovering the fruit that comes from hard times in our lives
- Learning to walk through trials open-hearted
- Dispelling the "life is easy" myth
- The profound growth that happens during trials in our lives
- Building resilience before the hardship
- Making space to cultivate hope
- How the Body of Christ is at its best when our lives are at their worst
Resources Mentioned on the Podcast
- Daniel's new book: You're Gonna Make It
About Daniel Fusco
Daniel Fusco is an author, a church planter, and the lead pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Vancouver, Washington. His radio program, Jesus Is Real Radio, is broadcast across the country, and his TV show, Real with Daniel Fusco, airs across the globe. He also hosts the popular You’re Gonna Make It podcast and is the author of Crazy Happy, and You’re Gonna Make It. He has written numerous articles for CBN.com, PreachingToday.com, and Relevant. Fusco and his wife, Lynn, have three children and reside in southwest Washington
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