Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thanks for listening to this podcast for Middays with Susie Larson.

Welcome to Middays and Susan. You don't have to know how to ever since and since we've got you. Welcome to mid-days, I'm Susie Larson.

So honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you daily conversations that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,

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

life. Well, you know, when someone walks through a series of unrelenting trials, we often compare

them to Job. We ask them, have you read the book of Job yet? In fact, if I had a dime for every time

a person asked me that after walking through some long-term crises, well, I'd be a rich woman.

But truly, Job was a godly man, and he suffered devastating

loss one after another. In fact, if you look at that story, it seems as though God abandoned

him. Yet all along, God was writing a much bigger story in Job's life. Maybe you're there now,

and maybe you feel abandoned by God, like he lost your address.

Well, if that's you, do not lose hope.

I believe God has you listening today for a very distinct purpose, and he is in the process

of redeeming your story.

My friend Lisa Harper joins me today to talk about her seven-week story study.

I'm sorry, in the book of Job, the life of Job, and she titles it A Story of Unlikely Joy.

Lisa Harper is both a hilarious storyteller and a theological scholar. She's a best-selling author

and a national speaker, and it's a great honor to have her with us today. Dear Lisa, welcome back to

the program. Oh, Susie, it makes me so happy just hearing your voice. You're my favorite northern blonde.

I'm talking about that when you're talking about. I thought, I just love this woman. It's an honor to be fine. But we love to start every day talking scripture.

I'm wondering if you've either been hanging around a verse these days that you're just

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