Week 9: Chapter 8 — Sustaining Crazy Faith

1.Todd opens this chapter with the reality that sustained faith is often harder than initial faith—the excitement of a new calling fades, and then you have to decide whether you actually trust God or just trusted the feeling. Have you experienced this 'second lap' of obedience where the novelty is gone and only the commitment remains? What did you learn there?

2.Galatians 6:9 says, 'Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.' Todd underlines the phrase 'if we do not give up.' What are the specific conditions—exhaustion, disappointment, comparison, discouragement—that most reliably make you want to quit? How do you address those specifically rather than just trying harder in general?

3.Isaiah 40:31 promises that those who 'wait on the Lord' will 'renew their strength.' Todd explores what biblical waiting actually looks like—active expectation, not passive resignation. What practices in your life help you wait well rather than just wait anxiously or drift into apathy?