Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thanks for listening to this podcast from Susie Larson Live.

You don't have to matter of it. since, ever since we've got you left. Welcome. Welcome to Sissy Larson Live. I am always honored to get to spend this time with you. In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk, the deep in your understanding of God's Word, and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life. We're talking today about the powerful combination of being both tough

and tender. Have you ever met someone who's all tough but not at all tender? You know,

they're rough around the edges. Maybe they mismanage relationships and misread situations constantly.

Or maybe you've met someone who's all tender but has no toughness.

They're sweet as the days long, but maybe too fragile too. And they're not someone who stands in the

gap or speaks up or steps out. But they're definitely someone you want to talk with if you're

having a bad day. Well, as Christians, you know what? We're called to be both tough and tender.

Tough against the lies of the enemy, while remaining tender before the

Lord and his dealings with us. Tough when it comes to persevering through the storm and tender when

it comes to the weaknesses and feelings of others. We tend to cower when the enemy harasses us,

and we tend to go rigid when God confronts us. We're sometimes too easy on ourselves and too

hard on others. Jesus was the perfect model for us.

And that's what we're talking about today.

Addison Bavir, he joins us every single month to talk about what it means to live a set-apart life for Christ.

We're going to draw from his book again.

It's called Saints, Becoming More Than Christians, fantastic book.

We've had him on a number of times, and he joins us every month.

We've got a stack to give away today.

I'm so grateful. You can text the word book to 877-933-2484, but I also want you to engage in this

conversation. I'm going to have some questions for you. Like here's one for you. Who's somebody,

maybe a faith hero, who's modeled toughness and tenderness, that combination for you that inspires you to no end.

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