Season Nine: What If It's Wonderful with Nicole Zasowski

In this week's episode Host Holly Newton sat down with Nicole Zasowski for an important and authentic conversation about, not only when hope leads to disappointment, but also what do we do when miracles do happen and things do work out - when life really is worth celebrating? 

Nicole vulnerably shares about how after experiencing prolonged seasons of hurt and disappointment, she had become highly suspicious of joy, afraid to enjoy the good things in life for fear they would be snatched away. But in her new book, What If It’s Wonderful?: An Invitation to Release Your Fears, Choose Joy, and Find the Courage to Celebrate (Thomas Nelson, March 8, 2022), Nicole shares how she chose to pursue a life of anticipation and invites readers to join her on the quest to release fear that hinders delight and savor the joy of our present life.

I believe this is a needed conversation, and I pray it encourages you to find your God-given courage to celebrate.

“I was sure that celebration always came with a catch, so I became practiced in praying for the miracle while preparing to mourn,” writes Zasowski. “I realized that much of the loss I had experienced in my life was not only the grief and disappointment itself, but also the joy I overlooked because I was too afraid to embrace it...I also wondered about the purpose of celebration in our lives. Without knowing it, I began to liken celebration to dessert: enjoyable yes, but indulgent and unnecessary to the Christian life.” 

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