Taking hold of your anxious thoughts with Pastor Max Lucado
Susie Larson Live
Faith Radio
4.8 • 837 Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Our children are growing up in an uncertain world, and it's hard for them to put their worries into God's hands, especially as they struggle to name their anxieties and concerns. Author and pastor Max Lucado shares from his book, "Calm Thoughts for Kids: 90 Devotions for Anxious Days."
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Susie Larson. |
| 0:01.1 | Here's the podcast from Susie Larson Live. |
| 0:03.4 | Enjoy the conversation. |
| 0:23.4 | Welcome to Susie Larson Live. |
| 0:25.8 | Always so honored to get to spend this time with you. |
| 0:30.3 | 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 |
| 0:35.0 | heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life. |
| 0:38.8 | I'm hearing more and more stories these days about young people struggling with their mental health. |
| 0:42.9 | And that average age of those who are struggling seems to be getting younger and younger. |
| 0:47.5 | Our good friend, one of our favorites, author and pastor Max Lucato, joins me today to talk about his new book for kids, Calm Thoughts for Kids, 90 |
| 0:54.9 | Devotions for Anxious Days. Now, let me say this at The Outright. We don't normally cover |
| 0:59.3 | children's books on this show, but I will talk with Max about anything, because there's |
| 1:03.2 | something always we can learn from him, and we will for sure apply what we're reading from |
| 1:08.5 | this book to us as adults. And we've got to have a gritch |
| 1:12.6 | conversation up ahead. I'm just telling you. So as you listen for the sake of a loved one who |
| 1:16.7 | struggles, ask God to speak to you as well. I mean, where do your thoughts gravitate to? You know, |
| 1:22.0 | how often do you find yourself in fear? How often are you sanctifying your imagination and imagining |
| 1:27.4 | the good things that God |
| 1:29.1 | has planned for you? He's always up to something good. If you're honest, and I'm honest, |
| 1:34.1 | we all have days when our thoughts gravitate towards anxiety, towards discouragement. So, |
| 1:39.3 | all that to say, no matter who you are, today's show is just for you. Quick word before we hear from Max. If you're traveling this season, we would love for you to take us with you. You can download the free Faith Radio app if you've not done it yet. You can live stream the shows from anywhere in the world and even catch the podcast after the fact. Hey, and did I mention it's free? It's free. So go to where you get your apps. Go to the app store, search Faith Radio Network, and download that app today. I think you'll be glad you did. All right, let me tell you about my guest. We'll get him on the show. Max Locato's known for combining poetic, storytelling, and biblical, accessible teaching with the heart of a pastor. His trade books all begin a sermon series at Oak Hills Church, and his |
| 2:18.3 | sermons all start with Locato asking himself this question. What can I say on Sunday that will still |
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