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    Through the Eyes of a Lion: Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power
    Through the Eyes of a Lion: Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power
    Through the Eyes of a Lion: Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power
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    Through the Eyes of a Lion: Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power

    Written by Levi Lusko and Steven Furtick

    Narrated by Levi Lusko

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    What will you do when the unthinkable happens? Pastor Levi Lusko never expected that five days before Christmas, his five-year-old daughter Lenya would suddenly go to heaven after an asthma attack. Learn the eye-opening truth of the power of hope in a world that is often filled with pain, suffering, and loss.

    Her parents called her Lenya Lion because of her ferocious personality and hair that had been wild and mane-like since birth, but after her sudden loss, Pastor Levi Lusko and his wife Jennie had to figure out how to walk out of an emergency room without their daughter.

     In this moving memoir, Levi shares the power of hope in a world often visited by pain, suffering, and loss, urging you to view life as an adventure and encourages you to make an eternal impact.

    More a manifesto for high-octane living than a manual for grieving, Through the Eyes of a Lion will help you turn your journey into a "roar story" by guiding you to:

    • Let God turn your pain into a microphone
    • Look past what you can see with the naked eye
    • Understand how a good God can allow bad things
    • Survive Saturday—the space between promise and fulfillment

    Levi has walked through the intense, raw periods that come with grieving. Whether you're currently facing adversity or want to prepare yourself for inevitable hardship, it's time to look at the adventure of your life through Jesus' eyes—the eyes of a Lion.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateAug 4, 2015
    ISBN9780718078973
    Author

    Levi Lusko

    El pastor Levi Lusko revela su lucha personal con la ansiedad, los pensamientos negativos y la duda de sí mismo, y ofrece ayuda bíblica a los lectores que libran sus propias batallas internas.

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    • 5/5
      Excellent. Great insight. Powerful one liners that will stick with you for a lifetime. Well written and a true testament to seeing the invisible.
    • 5/5
      Probably one of the best books I’ve ever read/heard. Powerful!
    • 5/5
      God bless their whole family he has got to be one of the strongest men I know and a God-fearing man and to Jenny his wife wow you're so strong
    • 5/5
      A must-read for any and every mortal being. Changed my perspective on how I live my life!
    • 5/5
      Such love spoken through much pain. This book is wonderfully written and a great tool to help people see not only beyond their pain, but how God can use them in the midst of that pain.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved reading this book. I felt his pain and cried at times but I also felt his hope that warmed my heart. His faith in our Lord brought so much inspiration to me. Great read.
    • 5/5
      Second time reading it! Thank you ??.
    • 5/5
      Any stage of loss anyone is going through, this is the book for them. So incredibly moving, beautiful words of wisdom and advice that anyone would be lucky to possess. 5 stars!
    • 3/5
      This book cause more conflict then I've encountered in a while. Initially, I felt this was pop culture dribble mixed with borderline heretical statements. But my brother highly recommended it, and I wanted to read the works that spoke to him. After finishing the Lusko book, I have modified my original thoughts. His book has merit. My original assertion that he used more pop culture references than the name of Jesus was incorrect and judgmental. It’s about even, actually. He offers sound instructions about family, obedience to God, and eternity.The part most worthy is the section where he speaks about pain. He borrows from C. S. Lewis and called pain a “megaphone”. He says that pain can often take us places to witness about God that we won’t get to otherwise. Pain allows us to connect to others in pain, to meet them there, to stand with them – as he has for others who have lost children. He warns us about using our pain as an excuse for selfishness (p112). I found this excellent advice.In addition to Lewis, he also quotes A. W. Tozer and E. M. Bounds – both of whom are well-respected theologians.But I am still troubled by his connection with Steve Furtick. As this is the second book in the last few weeks where I have encountered him, I have done diligent study of his theology. And the more I read about Furtick, the more convinced I am of the heretical, arrogant, and erroneous qualities of his teachings.I also realized that I react with automatic suspicion to the type of church Levi Lusko leads. It’s very….hipster. And I automatically associate anything hipster with fake, emotions over logic, and desperate pursuit of what’s “cool”. Hipster is more about image than substance and that is what I feel about Lusko and his church, Fresh Life. It’s hard to say these things about his words about his daughter’s death. He seems honest about his pain. When you listen to his teachings, it’s very positive. Rarely does he mention dying to self, eradicating pride, or sin, as in, we are sinful people. It concerns me when a church looks so much like the things of the world, when it becomes cool to go to it. When our walk with Christ makes us more popular with the world, I worry.And yet, in Acts 2:47, the early Christians enjoyed “favor with all the people.” I tend to be harsh and critical of anything hipster as well, beyond what is normal. I can’t argue with the fruit. Hundreds of people (maybe even thousands) know Jesus because of Fresh Life Church. People are seeking God who never had otherwise. So if one stands up and says “this teaching is wrong” you must also explain why so much good is coming out of it. And I can’t. So it is very possible I am being critical and derisive of his ministry out of some sinful motive, jealous or self-righteousness or pride in my own knowledge.Perhaps it is because of the Dallas Willard book I am reading at the moment – he was been speaking in the Divine Conspiracy about Consumer Christianity verses True Discipleship. Consumer Christianity is concerned with appearance and numbers, while True Discipleship is concerned with the eternal life of the believer’s soul. Consumer Christians abound, but True Disciples are extremely rare. To be honest, I don’t know if I consider myself one. Lusko and Fresh Life Church feel very much like Consumer Christianity. They have all the appearance of good fruit and good works (and some of it is real and true) but most – I’m not sure if it’s really how the church should look. But again, who am I to judge another’s relationship with God?Lusko’s writing is easy to read, accessible in language, and mixed with anecdotes about his life with his daughters. He’s funny and engaging. But I’m not sure I would recommend his book. There is something off about his teachings that gives me pause, even if I can’t name it.