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I know that life is hard. There's always something and we can do difficult things.

We can do difficult things and you know if I can do it you can do it no matter what it is because we serve the same God a God who delights displaying his power in our weakness

Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast.

Perhaps you're facing a time in your life where the world around you seems to be crumbling

and your heart is heavy with the weight of unexpected trials.

How, in the midst of our struggles, can we steadfast continue to show up and face each day with courage and resolve when the pain and fear threatened to steal any last shred of hope we have.

Our guests this week believe that every challenge, every hardship, is a part of

God's grand design. They found strength in the belief that their trials were not random occurrences,

but purposeful events shaping them, refining them, and guiding them toward a deeper understanding of God's love for us.

Jay Hewitt, a pastor in Southern California, found out at 37 years old that he had a malignant brain tumor.

What could have sent him into a tail spin fueled him to do something that seemed counterintuitive to someone who would face months of chemo and treatments that would weaken his body,

he decided to run an Iron Man race.

What he learned in this process about his faith and his relationship with God changed his perspective and gave him an appreciation for how God works through our suffering like he'd never had before.

My name is Jay Hewitt. I'm a pastor in Southern California and I've also been known as an Iron Man battling

brain cancer. We launched a church in the city of Orange and it was growing and it was thriving and it was exciting.

The problems that we had are those good problems to solve when something is really coming to life.

And I was loving ministry and family life was great.

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