Stop Faking. Start Healing | Levi Lusko

What do you do when God feels distant — and you’re tired of pretending everything’s fine? In this powerful episode, pastor and author Levi Lusko opens up about battling anxiety, grief, and a personal midlife crisis — all while leading a church and appearing to “have it all together.” He talks honestly about the danger of faking fine, the pressure to hide pain, and the spiritual breakthrough that comes when we bring our wounds into the light. If you’ve been putting on a brave face, going through the motions, or feeling like God is far away, this conversation will remind you: you don’t have to pretend to be okay — and you’re not alone. Get Levi’s book, Blessed Are the Spiraling here: https://bit.ly/4mnksIO --- Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction: What It Means to Spiral 04:20 – Panic Attacks & Midlife Crisis as a Pastor 10:15 – Finding Faith in Suffering and Loss 15:30 – John the Baptist, Job, and Spiraling Faith 21:05 – Identity in Christ vs. Identity in Achievement 27:00 – The Cost of Platform vs. Obscurity 32:18 – What Season of Life Are You In? 38:00 – Levi’s Prayer for Those in a Downward Spiral --- Check out Focus on the Family on social media! Facebook:   / focusonthefamily   Instagram:   / focusonthefamily   X:   / focusfamily   --- #FocusontheFamily #LeviLusko #BlessedAreTheSpiraling #ChristianMentalHealth #FaithInCrisis #MidlifeCrisisFaith #ChristianEncouragement #GriefAndFaith #SpiritualGrowth #IdentityInChrist ---