“God is not waiting around for you to get it together and to feel great. God is extending his hand to you, wanting you to grab hold of it. He knows if we do it together with him we can face our most fearful today.”
― Naeem Fazal, Tomorrow Needs You: Seeing Beauty When You Feel Hopeless

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326. Tomorrow Needs You with Naeem Fazal

May 28, 2025

Janell Rardon

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Today's conversation with Naeem Fazal, author of "Tomorrow Needs You: Seeing Beauty When You Feel Hopeless," explores finding beauty and hope amid trauma and darkness, offering a powerful message of transformation for anyone feeling hopeless.

• Naeem shares his extraordinary testimony of encountering Jesus supernaturally after growing up Muslim in Kuwait.
• The concept that "yesterday has forgotten you" challenges us to reconcile rather than rehearse our past trauma.
• We can either live conserving the past or creating the future – only the future contains hope.
• Beauty serves as the solution to fear when we make something bigger in front of us than the fear inside us (Psalm 16:8).
• Perfect love casts out fear, showing that faith alone isn't the answer to overcoming our deepest anxieties (1 John 4).
• Creating beauty requires loving what you're creating, whether it's families, art, or relationships.
• God loves seeing us grow through all stages of development, even the messy and awkward parts.
• Expressing joy represents one of our most vulnerable acts, but is essential for healing.
• Like Jesus, who endured the cross for the joy set before him, we must put joy before us to endure our challenges.

Order Naeem Fazal's books: Tomorrow Needs You and Ex-Muslim

Visit Naeem's website: Naeem Fazal

Listen to Naeem's TED Talk: The Power of Beauty

Listen to Naeem's Message: Your Part in the Biggest Story

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