Hi, I'm Susie Larson.

Here's the podcast from Middays with Susie Larson.

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It's only just a matter around.

It's only just a matter around.

It's what the matter of heart to see.

So the back row is you glide because walking just won't do dance.

You don't have to know how to ever since and since we've got you late.

Welcome to mid-days, I'm Susie Larson.

Always, always honored to get to spend this time with you.

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 heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life. So here we are, it's Holy Week. I want you to imagine for a moment Jesus in the Garden of Gassimony. You know, he knew full well what was ahead for him. His heart was burdened and even broken, but at one point he went to his knees in the garden. And here's what

the scripture says. And he walked a short distance away and overcome with grief. He threw himself

face down on the ground and prayed, my father, if there's any way you can deliver me from this

suffering, please take it from me. You know, what I want is not important. For I only desire to

fulfill your plan for me.

Then an angel from heaven appeared to strengthen him.

Think about this.

Jesus became man, but he was still fully God.

He knew how to live within the tension of immediate desires and God's ultimate well and purpose for his life.

In fact, my guest today says he actually leaned into that tension.

So how do we do the same? How do we identify the hardship, the loss, the pain, or the fear in our lives, and then submit to the ultimate will of God, who knows us best and he loves us most? There's a time to rise up and speak to your mountain, and there's a time to bow low and let God speak to you. I want you to hear me say that again. There's a time where you're called to rise up and speak to that mountain in your life, but there are also times when Jesus wants you to bow down and let God speak to you. Sometimes those mountains that need moving are right within us, my guest says. You know, sometimes those mountains within us block our view of who God is and what his purposes are for us. So that's what we're talking about today, how to live in the tension of our will and God's will. My friend, Pastor Drew Shep, will join me again today. We're going to get him on about every month to just look at different stories from Scripture and get a deeper look and how they apply to us. We'll get him on in just a moment. A quick, important announcement. I pray you'll join my colleague, Carmen LaBerge and I for a special live stream event coming this Thursday evening, Monday, Thursday night. And the theme is Uncommon Love. 7 p.m. will be live streaming it. We want you to join us. Well, look at Jesus' journey to the cross. What was on his heart heart what were his priorities and what we can we learn from him and then we'll take your prayer requests we'll pray for you on the

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