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You are listening to a special best-up edition of Susie Larson Live.

Hello, welcome to Susie Larson Live. Glad to have you listening today. I am Susie Larson, and this is a special edition where I'm highlighting some of my favorite guests from the year so far. This week during our live show, we're in the midst of our fall fundraiser. If you'd like to join us and support Faith Radio financially, you can give safe and secure online at myfaithradio.com, or call toll-free 877-933-2484. Your financial support makes shows like mine possible. Thank you so much.

Over the next hour, you'll hear parts of some of the best conversations of 2020 so

far. For instance, I talked to Chip Ingram about his book, Discover Your True Self,

how to silence the lies of your past and actually experience who God says you are. And Barry Black,

his book is titled Nothing to Fear, Principles and Prayers to Help You Thrive in a Threatening

World. Also talked with my friend

author Drew Shep. We talked about the story in Acts 16 and developing a steadfast faith.

But first, you've got to hear my conversation with author and Pastor Mark Batterson. We talked

about his book about how to hear the voice of God. You know, one of the ways that God speaks to us,

as you say, is the voice

of gladness through our desires. And one thing I've been trying to just impart to our listeners

these days is to dare to dream again. I mean, just as God spoke in Jeremiah 29-11, you know,

I know the plans I have for you. He was speaking this to people in captivity, have babies, plant

gardens. And I feel like the enemy

would love for us to hunker down, cower, cover our heads, and just say, this is the end of the world

as we know it. But as believers, we should be innovative, we should be creative, we should be coming up

with some solutions. And I think part of that may have something to do with how he's wired us,

how he's trained us thus far.

So speak to that whole idea in the context of where we are right now.

Oh, that's so good.

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