{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#379: Can I Get Back Up When I Want To Give Up? With Shawn Johnson","description":"When life gets hard\u2014really hard\u2014it can be tempting to throw in the towel. But today you\u2019re going to hear an incredibly powerful testimony of why you shouldn\u2019t.  Pastor Shawn Johnson talks about how he received a devastating brain disease diagnosis that left him wrestling with despair, doubt, and the desire to give up on everything, including his faith and his future. But through vulnerability, community, and choosing to worship even in the middle of his pain, Shawn discovered that joy can coexist with suffering. He'll give you three reasons to keep fighting as well as seven strategies for resilience to help you hold on to hope when everything in you wants to let go. You\u2019ll learn how to balance vulnerability with strength, humility with courage, and faith with perseverance\u2014so one day you can look back and say, \u201cThank God I didn\u2019t give up, because look what God has done!\u201d This was such a deeply meaningful conversation that I decided to end this episode by singing over you a song I wrote called \u201cTake Me to the Cross,\u201d because that\u2019s the place we all need most.   SHOW NOTES: 413Podcast.com\/379  Enter to win the GIVEAWAY and read the episode TRANSCRIPT in the show notes. Get my weekly email, Java with Jennifer, to be notified when a new podcast episode releases. Subscribe HERE. ","author_name":"4:13 Podcast with Jennifer Rothschild","author_url":"http:\/\/www.413podcast.com","html":"