In times like these, we all need a word of encouragement. From pastor and best-selling author Max

Lukato comes the Max Lucato encouraging Word podcast with over 40 years of ministry and more than

145 million books sold in 50 languages. Max shares the greatest story ever told, the living

savior who brings hope for a lifetime through rich, biblical insight, heartfelt storytelling.

You'll be reminded that god is always near

always for you and always in you listen to the max lucato encouraging word podcast where hope meets your day

subscribe now wherever you get your podcast life audio what if your disappointment isn't proof

that god failed but is proof that your story isn't finished?

That's what we're talking about as we continue this hope series that we're doing here on the pod.

Let's dive in.

Hello, hello, hello, ladies and gents, and welcome to this week's episode of the bottom

beloved podcast. As always, it's a girl, Kirby Kelly, and we are in part two of our

Hope series, where we are talking about all things hope. We have hope as an acronym, H-O-P-E.

So go back and listen to last week's episode where we talked about the letter H, which is

hurt, how to continue to have hope in the middle of the hurt. Today we are talking about the

letter O for Outlook, and we'll get to that in a second. But the reason why we are doing this

series here on the podcast is because my newest book, my second book, The Fabric of Hope,

how God Weaves Redemption

Into Every Season Comes out April 7th, literally just a few weeks away.

And this is how we are kicking off and celebrating my book coming out, which is crazy.

Literally pushing out a baby, if you can tell, I'm in my third trimester.

Pray for me.

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