Ep 2161: Emotional Endurance: Persevering with Purpose
Featuring: Leslie Bosserman
Ministry: Emotional Endurance
What does it look like to keep going when life gets hard – not by ignoring the struggle, but by allowing God to use it to build us? Leslie Bosserman joins Jim and Martha to talk about emotional endurance, the skills we can develop to persevere through difficult seasons, and why our emotional health matters to our witness as workplace believers.
Drawing from her own journey through discouragement and being “a blanket burrito,” as well as years of coaching and training leaders, Leslie explains that emotional endurance is a lifelong, skills-based practice. It involves learning how to respond to failure, cultivate hope, recognize triggers, build resilience, and keep moving forward with purpose – even when circumstances are difficult.
In this episode, you'll hear:
Why emotional endurance is especially important for Christians who want their lives and work to reflect the hope of Jesus
How to recognize and respond to emotional triggers instead of allowing them to control our behavior
The connection between emotions, thoughts, actions, behavior and character
Why building margin and practicing rest are essential for emotional endurance (Leslie recommends the book Margin by Dr. Richard Swenson)
How Leslie's "ta-da list" can help us recognize progress and celebrate the small victories instead of constantly focusing on what's left on the to-do list
How failure can become an opportunity to learn and grow
Why hope is sometimes difficult, and why Christians can have an eternal perspective even in hard places
Leslie’s intentionality behind working and living in secular spaces: “It’s hard to be a light in a room full of light bulbs.”
Leslie's book Emotional Endurance brings together biblical principles, science and practical skills to help us persevere through difficult seasons with hope and purpose. If you're ready to grow in emotional endurance – or know someone who is – get a copy of Emotional Endurance and work through it for yourself.
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