YOU’LL GET THROUGH THIS: ARE YOU HITTING THE WALL? - You don’t have to be an extreme athlete to know how it feels to hit a point where it seems you simply can’t press on. Through his Word, by his Holy Spirit, and through the lives of wonderful examples, God declares with heavenly wisdom, “You’ll get through this. It won’t be painless. It won’t be quick. But I will use this mess for good. In the meantime, don’t be foolish or naive. But don’t despair either.” God is ready and able to help you, whatever your dilemma. God doesn’t promise that getting through trials will be quick or painless. With God’s help, we’ll get through this — together. Marathoners call it “hitting the wall.” They come to a point where their bodies say, “No more.” Their legs feel like they are made of lead. Their respiratory systems scream, “Stop!” Triathletes call it “bonking.” As they swim, then ride, and finally run, they feel their bodies begin to shut down. They’ve “bonked.” You don’t have to be an extreme athlete to know how it feels to hit a point where it seems you simply can’t press on. In these times the enemy of our soul wants to whisper, with sinister intent, “You will never make it. This road is too long and too challenging.” God speaks a radically different message. Through his Word, by his Holy Spirit, and through the lives of wonderful examples, God declares with heavenly wisdom, You’ll get through this. It won’t be painless. It won’t be quick. But I will use this mess for good.

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You’ll Get Through This: Are You Hitting the Wall?

God is ready and able to help you, whatever your dilemma 

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You don’t have to be an extreme athlete to know how it feels to hit a point where it seems you simply can’t press on. Through his Word, by his Holy Spirit, and through the lives of wonderful examples, God declares with heavenly wisdom, “You’ll get through this. It won’t be painless. It won’t be quick. But I will use this mess for good. In the meantime, don’t be foolish or naive. But don’t despair either.” God doesn’t promise that getting through trials will be quick or painless. With God’s help, we’ll get through this — together.

Max Lucado

 

Marathoners call it “hitting the wall.”

They come to a point where their bodies say, “No more.”

Their legs feel like they are made of lead.

Their respiratory systems scream, “Stop!”

Triathletes call it “bonking.”

As they swim, then ride, and finally run, they feel their bodies begin to shut down. They’ve “bonked.”

You don’t have to be an extreme athlete to know how it feels to hit a point where it seems you simply can’t press on.

In these times the enemy of our soul wants to whisper, with sinister intent, “You will never make it. This road is too long and too challenging.”

God speaks a radically different message.

Through his Word, by his Holy Spirit, and through the lives of wonderful examples, God declares with heavenly wisdom, “You’ll get through this. It won’t be painless. It won’t be quick. But I will use this mess for good. In the meantime, don’t be foolish or naive. But don’t despair either.”

How are you doing today?

Have you hit the wall? Have you bonked?

Do the challenges ahead appear insurmountable?

If so, there is a story you absolutely have to hear. It is about a young man named Joseph who discovered that God is near even when it seems there is no way to make it through.

God is ready and able to help you, whatever your dilemma.

If you don’t believe it, just ask Joseph — you will find him at the bottom of a pit.

Joseph, in Genesis 50:20

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.”

1 Corinthians 9:24

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

Isaiah 40:31

“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” 

God doesn’t promise that getting through trials will be quick or painless.

That certainly wasn’t the case for Joseph in the Bible, who was tossed in a pit by his brothers, sold into slavery, wrongfully imprisoned, forgotten and dismissed, but God ultimately used the intended evil against Joseph for a greater purpose.

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In You’ll Get Through This Max reminds us that no matter what pit we find ourselves in, God has a plan and a pathway forward.

With God’s help, we’ll get through this — together.

Max Lucado

Since entering the ministry in 1978, Max Lucado has served churches in Miami, Florida; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and San Antonio, Texas. He currently serves as Senior Minister of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. He is America’s bestselling inspirational author with more than 130 million books in print. Follow his website at MaxLucado.com Facebook.com/MaxLucado Instagram.com/MaxLucado Twitter.com/MaxLucado

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YOU’LL GET THROUGH THIS - What Satan intends for evil, God redeems for good - Grief is universal. It touches all of us at one point or another. From the big to the small — though none of it ever seems small at the time. From the expected to the unexpected. You fear you won’t make it through. We all do. We fear that the depression will never lift, the yelling will never stop, the pain will never leave. In the pits, surrounded by steep walls and aching reminders, we wonder: Will this gray sky ever brighten? This load ever lighten? Max reminds readers God doesn’t promise that getting through trials will be quick or painless. It wasn’t for Joseph – tossed in a pit by his brothers, sold into slavery, wrongfully imprisoned, forgotten and dismissed — but his story is in the Bible for this reason: to teach us to trust God to overcome evil. With the compassion of a pastor, the heart of a storyteller, and the joy of one who has seen what God can do, Max explores the story of Joseph and the truth of Genesis 50:20. What Satan intends for evil, God redeems for good.

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You’ll Get Through This

What Satan intends for evil, God redeems for good

Struggling With Grief: An Interview with Max Lucado

Grief is universal. It touches all of us at one point or another.

From the big to the small — though none of it ever seems small at the time.

From the expected to the unexpected.

Taking from the story of Joseph, pastor and NYT bestseller Max Lucado teaches readers how to endure and persevere through grief.

In 2013, Josh Olds had the chance to sit down with Max Lucado and talk about the book, being a pastor, and the reason for his wild success.

Along the way, Max gives Josh some pastoral advice about writing — something that still resonates to this day.

Josh Olds: What did you want to say through this book?

Max Lucado: You’ll Get Through This is exactly that: a message of hope to encourage people who are passing through tough times. It’s really a war against despair. It’s a message against despondency.

As a pastor now for 30 years, I’ve realized that there’s something that happens to people when they pass through tough times, that if they’re not careful, they will slide down into such a pit, they’ll never come back up. And what I wanted to do is give people a message of hope that would just encourage them and lift them up and help them out of this, through this season of difficulty.

I based the study or the book on the life of Joseph in the Old Testament, because I don’t know anybody who went through as many tough times as he did. But boy, he didn’t just survive, he thrived. And he had such a great understanding of how God used those tough times to create something good.

Josh: How do you hope people response to this message?

Max: Well, well, I hope people will respond by taking a step out of despair. But taking a step out of despair, if I can just talk one person off the ledge, if I can just convince one person not to make matters worse by making a bad decision.

That’s, that’s my goal. Because when we’re in despair, Josh, you know this, we just make bad decisions, and we draw the wrong conclusions about life. But if we can just hold on to some hope, then we’ll think more clearly and make better decisions. And we really will get through.

Josh: This is a wildly different topic, but I have to ask since I have you. What advice do you have for people who want to write like you do?

Max: If God has called you to be a writer, hey, congratulations! You’re in the league with, you know, he called Luke to be a writer and Paul to be a writer. You’re in pretty good company! And he’ll give you what you need. He’ll give you what you need to go at it and see what happens.

The Book - You’ll Get Through This

You fear you won’t make it through. We all do. We fear that the depression will never lift, the yelling will never stop, the pain will never leave.

In the pits, surrounded by steep walls and aching reminders, we wonder: Will this gray sky ever brighten? This load ever lighten?

In You’ll Get Through This, pastor and New York Times best-selling author, Max Lucado offers sweet assurance. “Deliverance is to the Bible what jazz music is to Mardi Gras: bold, brassy, and everywhere.”

Max reminds readers God doesn’t promise that getting through trials will be quick or painless.

It wasn’t for Joseph – tossed in a pit by his brothers, sold into slavery, wrongfully imprisoned, forgotten and dismissed — but his Old Testament story is in the Bible for this reason: to teach us to trust God to overcome evil.

With the compassion of a pastor, the heart of a storyteller, and the joy of one who has seen what God can do, Max explores the story of Joseph and the truth of Genesis 50:20.

What Satan intends for evil, God redeems for good.

The Author | Max Lucado

Max Lucado says he “writes books for people who don’t read books.’ Even so, his best-selling books have sold 100 million copies across 54 languages worldwide. Perhaps Lucado is converting non-readers with his poetic storytelling and homespun humor. Perhaps readers can sense that his encouraging words flow from the heart of a pastor.

Every trade book Max Lucado has written during the last 30 years began as a sermon series for his home church Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. Max presses every word of his sermons through this sieve: Why would this matter on Monday morning? How can I relate the promises of God to every person, wherever they are, regardless of the burdens they carry?

Since his first book On the Anvil was published in 1985, Max Lucado has been sharing the promises of God in sermons, books, articles and media interviews. His writing is also featured in videos, devotionals, songs, plush toys, greeting cards, booklets, Bible studies, and Bible commentaries. 130 million of these products have been sold around the globe. His books regularly appear on national bestseller lists including the New York Times.

Lucado has been dubbed “America’s Pastor” by Christianity Today, and Reader’s Digest called him “The Best Preacher in America.” The New York Times has named Max one of the most influential leaders in social media. He has been featured on countless media outlets including USA Today, “Good Morning America,” “The Today Show,” NPR, CNN, “Fox & Friends,” and Life is Story.

Max and Denalyn live in San Antonio, Texas, and have three grown daughters, two sons-in-law, and two grandchildren.

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