Thanks for listening to this Susie Larson Live podcast available thanks to support from listeners like you. Welcome just won't do dance. You don't have to know how to ever since, ever since,

me God you live. Welcome to Susie Larson Live, always so honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that 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, if you've listened for the years that I've

been on the air, you know this. I've had Anne Graham Lott's on the show lots of times. I often say

that she has mentored me from afar without her actually knowing it, but she has, well, about a month

ago, my hobby and I traveled to Texas, and I got to spend

some time with Anne and her beautiful daughter, Rachel Ruth, because we were both taping episodes

for the Life Today Show. And I just got to say this. When Anne speaks, I want to listen. And I will say

this to her daughter carries that same teaching mantle. And neither of them are strangers to

hardship or suffering. And they continue

to proclaim Jesus in the middle of it all. I'm so honored to have them with me on the show today.

They co-authored this brilliant new book, preparing to meet Jesus, a 21-day challenge to move

from salvation to transformation. Here's what they write. Our world seems to be experiencing

repeated alarms indicating that at any moment the midnight cry may sound and Jesus will return. Wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes, famines, signs in the heavens are all getting our attention. At any moment the bridegroom is going to arrive. When he comes, he'll come suddenly, quickly, with no

further advance notice. We need to be thinking about that. We'll get them on in just a moment. A

quick announcement. You know this. You've been hearing about it. My book, Closer than Your

Next Breath. It's all about the presence of God. Released last week, and my publisher, Thomas

Nelson, has partnered with Faith Radio.

They're giving away 100 copies this month, and you can register to win at myfaithradio.com.

Also, I've recorded 15 short audio clips on just the presence of God, the love of God, on your devotional walk with God.

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