You're Gonna Make It: Unlocking Resilience When Life Is a Mess

by Daniel Fusco, D. R. Jacobsen, Jeremy Camp Narrated by Daniel Fusco, Kris Koscheski

Overview

Discover the grit you need to persevere through life's hard times-with the resilience, honesty, and unshakeable joy of Jesus-with the popular pastor and host of Hillsong Channel's Real with Daniel Fusco and Jesus Is Real Radio

“You're Gonna Make It will give you the kind of resilience that doesn't just help you survive hardship, but helps you bounce back even stronger.”-Levi Lusko, lead pastor of Fresh Life Church and bestselling author

Most of us are just trying to get through the next twenty-four hours . . . let alone being ready to deal with the stress, anxiety, and suffering that arise when least expected. 

But it's possible to move from fear and worry to the positive anticipation life should hold. See, there's a way to survive the maddening chaos of this world, but it is only found in Jesus.

Pastor and author Daniel Fusco discovered this the hard way. He's experienced his share of loss, including the death of loved ones. Through diving into the Bible and deep times of prayer and reflection, Daniel has found a new closeness to Jesus and uncovered a way of resilience, perseverance, and grit. 

Jesus never promised a life of ease. He promised to be with us through everything. God can create good from all things, leading us into His promise of abundant life. We can persevere in hope. Right here. Right now.

You can persevere in God's promise. Because you're gonna make it.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

A good plan almost never survives the blow of the enemy. We need more than a plan; we need a strategy—and the resilience—to keep going when our plan capsizes. Strategy is exactly what you will find in the pages of this book. Daniel will hand you the tools to perseverewhen life hits so hard you want to quit. You’re Gonna Make It will give you the kind of resilience that doesn’t just help you survive hardship but also helps you bounce back even stronger.”—Levi Lusko, lead pastor of Fresh Life Church and bestselling author

“In a time when hope seems to be in relatively short supply, Daniel encourages us to lean into the hope we have in Jesus, despite our circumstances, and reminds us that God is still in control. Jesus will get us through whatever we are facing today.”—Greg Laurie, senior pastor of Harvest Church and evangelist for Harvest Crusades

“Daniel Fusco has written another timely and practical book that can lift a person from the deepest low to a thrilling triumph. He teaches us a hope that puts the grit in perseverance!”—Bishop Dale C. Bronner, DMin, founder and senior pastor of Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral and author of Power Principles

“Overthinking is one of the biggest causes of unhappiness. My beloved friend Daniel Fusco expertly guides us, in a thoroughly biblical way, in what it looks like to break free from our ‘what-if’ mental prisons. You’re Gonna Make It is a compelling read, spilling over with gospel truths. This book gives so much hope for true, God-honoring change.”—Rashawn Copeland, founder of Blessed Media and author of No Turning Back

“This incredible book leads us on a journey of trusting God in chaotic seasons. Daniel’s insights and experiences are perfectly woven through the threads of this book. If you desire to unlock the resilience inside you and learn about God’s path for your life, You’re Gonna Make It will not disappoint!”—Tim Timberlake, bestselling author of The Power of 1440 and senior pastor of Celebration Church

“You’re Gonna Make It is a ray of light. Daniel unveils the secret to finding hope in the midst of life’s uncertainties. If you’re wondering what it takes to become resilient for times like these, read this book!”—Carey and Toni Nieuwhof, podcasters, speakers, bestselling author (Carey) of At Your Best, author (Toni) of Before You Split

“Daniel Fusco, as only he can, brings a timely message in You’re Gonna Make It. It will encourage and challenge you in the most life-giving way. All of us have experienced the mess of life. The gift of resilience is the key to not just surviving but also thriving through it all.”—Banning Liebscher, Jesus Culture founder and pastor

Product Details

BN ID:	2940178630747
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	09/13/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

Read an Excerpt

Chapter 1

Unlocking Resilience

RingRingRing!

I groaned, rolled over, and stuffed my head under the pillow. My machine would pick up the call. The sun wasn’t even up yet, so that meant it was way too early for me to be up. I needed every minute of sleep I could get.

Silly East Coasters, I thought. It’s been three years!

After completing college in my native state of New Jersey, I picked up and moved west. I spent a few years living in beautiful Southern Oregon before transplanting to the San Francisco Bay Area, living in Marin County. But I understood the deal: right now, three time zones east of me, my friends and family would be having their morning coffee, thinking they had a nice chunk of time to call a buddy. Problem was that if the buddy was me, they’d wake me up because of the time difference. This was pretty common on the weekends, but today was a weekday! I hoped if my machine picked up enough calls that maybe everyone would figure it out and start calling me after work. Either that or I’d have to go straight Jersey on them, throwing down the gauntlet and saying, “No one is allowed to call before lunch!”

After five rings, my machine clicked on. Remember, this was when phones still had a cable attached to the wall and there was another mysterious box that recorded your messages for you. I had the volume down, but I knew the person on the other end was hearing the smooth sound of a certain Daniel Fusco breaking down for them the exact info I wanted them to leave me so that I could call them back. Finally, back to sleep.

Except the phone rang again. My machine picked it up again. Why is someone bugging me so much? What’s so important?

I was in my early twenties, working my first real job (in an office building with a watercooler and copier room and everything), so getting out of bed on a Tuesday before my alarm went off at seven-thirty was a definite no-go.

When the phone rang for the fourth time, I reached over and turned up the volume on the answering machine. “Pick up the phone, Daniel! Pick up the phone! C’mon, pick up, pick up!”

Yikes. That did not sound good. I reached past the machine and grabbed the handset. “What?” I grunted, rolling back onto my pillows.

“Where’s Chris?” asked the voice. It was my buddy Rob from Jersey. Chris was a mutual friend.

“Chris?” I repeated.

“Yes, where’s Chris?” Now Rob was yelling. “Chris works in the Towers, right?”

What in the world is he talking about? “Bro, it’s like six in the morning!” I protested. “How the heck am I supposed to know where Chris is? I don’t even know who he’s working for these days. What’s going on?”

“Wait, you don’t—oh man, you’re three hours behind. You’re not gonna believe this. Go turn on a television right now. Any channel. There’s a huge thing going on with the Twin Towers, and I think Chris works there.”

Click.

I sat up, stunned. Nothing was making sense. And to make matters worse, I didn’t have a TV.

So I found the next best thing and cranked up the radio on my alarm clock. The news anchors were talking about some sort of accident at the Twin Towers and an explosion. I didn’t catch the whole story, but just the tone of their voices was chilling. I jumped into sweats, pulled on a hoodie and some flip-flops, and raced out the door to my car. I had to get to a television and find out more. Who did I know who worked in the Towers? I still had tons of friends and family back East, including a bunch who worked in or around Manhattan, but how many were at the Towers?

I left my street and turned onto the main road. Does my buddy Chris work there? I don’t know.

There was a strip mall up ahead. I think my brother-in-law might work at a law firm with an office in the Twin Towers.

I drove around and around. Nothing was open.

Finally, I found a chain diner, open for breakfast. I seriously don’t know where anyone I know works!

My stomach was clenching and unclenching as I parked and ran inside the diner.

And I watched in horror as I saw the Twin Towers coming down.

How are we going to make it through this? I wondered.

* * *

If you are one of the majority of Americans today who can remember 9/11, I’m sure you could tell me exactly where you were that day.

As I watched the news on TV and talked with family and friends that day, I learned my brother-in-law did work in the Towers. But he wasn’t there that morning. His was one of the many miraculous stories we heard later. Because he’d worked late the night before, his boss told him to come in a bit later the next day. But his firm lost dozens of people. My buddy Chris wasn’t there that morning, thank God.

Still, even without knowing anyone who lost their life there, I knew in my gut that I’d never forget those attacks. And the same way we remember 9/11, others remember exactly when they heard about the space shuttle Challenger exploding or the assassination of John F. Kennedy or the day that will live in infamy, the attack on Pearl Harbor. There’s just something about certain catastrophic events that sticks in our minds and refuses to leave.

And it’s in the face of these events that we wonder how people are going to make it through it all.

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