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Say, won't he do it? Yes, he will.

Won't he do it? Yes, he will. He'll take a stone.

Make it still.

Yeah, we'll do it.

Yes, he will.

Welcome to Susie Larson Live.

How are we so 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, that deepen your

understanding of God's word, and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your

life. Well, my friend, my guest today, says that God isn't necessarily looking for stronger faith.

He's after honest faith. He wants the real you right in the middle of all you're walking through.

And he wants to teach you how to hold grief and goodness at the same time, joy and sorrow at the same time.

Eugene Peterson's paraphrase of Matthew 11, 2030 reads this way, are you tired, worn out, burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll

recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest, walk with me and work with me. Watch how I do it.

Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me, and you'll learn to

live freely and lightly. That is what God wants for us. Elisa Keaton is my guest today, and recently on

social media, you should really follow her. She's just so awesome to follow. She just gives great

fitness and health tips and insights, but she's also lately been sharing a raw and

honest inside look at her recent journey with God in the middle of some unedited pain and fatigue

and weariness. And so we asked her to join us today to share more about the journey she's on

right now in real time. And in case you hadn't noticed,

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