The Power to Prevail: Turning Your Adversities into Advantages

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Chapter 1: Turning Crawling into Climbing
Many people believe that once someone becomes a Christian, life is suddenly easy, and problems disappear. This could not be farther from the truth. In fact, Christians often face more challenges, as the same faith that provides them with support

Chapter 1: Turning Crawling into Climbing, Part 2
Climbers live with an undiminished and unabated capacity for curiosity. They see life as an adventure to be enjoyed, not as a long series of indignities to be endured. As Søren Kierkegaard, the nineteenth-century Danish philosopher, put it

Many people believe that once someone becomes a Christian, life is suddenly easy, and problems disappear. This could not be farther from the truth. In fact, Christians often face more challenges, as the same faith that provides them with support and consolation is tested on a daily basis. In The Power to Prevail, David Foster explores the paradox of adversity. While obstacles and trials are bound to arise, he asserts it is how people respond to those challenges that determines whether they grow in faith or crumble in defeat. Foster then details a three-point plan that helps to promote a positive response: He says if we choose our attitudes, change our aptitudes, and control our actions, adversity ceases to be a stumbling block and starts to become an opportunity. Practical, hard-hitting, and inspiring, The Power to Prevail is a manual for those who want to make the most of their Christian walk, regardless of their circumstances.

Dr. David Foster is founder and senior pastor of Bellevue Community Church in Nashville, Tennessee. He is known as a true street-smart communicator who uses humor and simple illustrations to help seker find God. He and his wife live in Nashville with their three daughters..

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