John Lindell - New Normal: Experiencing Gods Best for Your Life

Powerful. Personal. Profound. In his book New Normal, my good friend Pastor John Lindell does a fantastic job of leading readers toward rediscovering the promises of God. Drawing deeply from the story of Joshua, Pastor John addresses real tensions we each face as we pursue godly growth. But instead of fixating on the struggles, he shifts our eyes to the Savior, who has gone before us and conquered the Promised Land. There is a possibility of new life in your story, and this book will help you find that.

LOUIE GIGLIO

PASTOR, PASSION CITY CHURCH

FOUNDER, PASSION CONFERENCES

John Lindells book New Normal: Experiencing Gods Best for Your Life will challenge your status quo in the best sort of way. By unpacking the truths of Scripture and sharing powerful personal stories, John will guide you on a faith-filled journey that has the potential to reshape your future.

CRAIG GROESCHEL

NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

SENIOR PASTOR, LIFE.CHURCH

In his newest book, John Lindell takes readers on a dynamic journey charted by the life and legacy of Joshua, one of historys greatest leaders. The principles in the pages of New Normal: Experiencing Gods Best for Your Life have the power and potential to propel everyone who applies them from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Get ready for a new normal!

MARK BATTERSON

NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR,

THE CIRCLE MAKER

LEAD PASTOR, NATIONAL COMMUNITY CHURCH

John Lindells New Normal will nourish you like manna in the desert! Tracking Joshua as he led the people of Israel into the Promised Land, this book provides rest for your weary heart and fuel for your journey of faith. Theres nothing normal about itJohn raises the bar and sets a new standard for experiencing Gods best in your life.

CHRIS HODGES

SENIOR PASTOR, CHURCH OF THE HIGHLANDS

AUTHOR, THE DANIEL DILEMMA AND OUT OF THE CAVE

Never before in my lifetime have I seen our great, big, beautiful, and broken world this desperate for a new, more hopeful kind of normal. And rarely before have I met a leader more effective than Pastor John Lindell when it comes to being the proverbial straw through which our Creator-Redeemer breathes life back into dry bones. Im a huge fan of everything he writes and preaches, but I think New Normal: Experiencing Gods Best for Your Life may just be his best message yet. Revival, here we come!

LISA HARPER

SPEAKER AND AUTHOR, THE SACRAMENT OF HAPPY

Gods plan for our lives is always more than we think or imagine. Stepping out of a comfortable season into where God is leading helps us discover this. Pastor Johns timely encouragement to make the decision to walk by faith and experience all that God offers from it is much needed. New Normal will encourage you to take that next step out of the familiar and into Gods next season for you and will teach you how not to miss all that God is currently doing in your life. I pray that New Normal brings you new perspective and a closer relationship with God as He leads you.

CHAD VEACH

LEAD PASTOR, ZOE CHURCH LA

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NEW NORMAL by John Lindell

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission.

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TO DEBBIE, MY BEAUTIFUL BEST FRIEND.

YOUR LOVE HAS MADE MY LIFE FULLYOUR JOY HAS MADE IT FUN.

JOHN AND I met around twenty years ago in Kansas City. In all that time, his devotion to loving God and loving people has remained ferventqualities that have shaped him into a great friend and pastor. He has led James River Church alongside his wife, Debbie, for nearly three decades, and together they have built a thriving church. The insight in this book stems from the fruit of his life, which has been entirely dedicated to the cause of Christ and helping others step into their God-given potential.

There has never been a more imperative time to be aware of the reality that we are not solely citizens of this world but more importantly citizens of heaven and children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. In New Normal, John proclaims a timely reminder that the boundaries of the lands and frontiers we are called to occupy are not created by human hands but authored by a generous and loving heavenly Father, who desires to bless His children.

God has a spacious life planned for you that is full of His goodness and blessing. The enemy would love nothing more than to put a question mark over the goodness of God in your life and trick you into thinking and believing small, stunting your ability to see the wonder and possibility of a bright future. The apostle Paul emphasized this in his letter to the Corinthian Church:

Dear, dear Corinthians, I cant tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didnt fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives arent small, but youre living them in a small way. Im speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively!