Through the Eyes of a Lion: Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power

I had seen Levi Lusko give a sermon at my church. I was blown away by his strength and attitude about the loss of his little girl. I have several friends that have lost a child so I bought this book for them. I couldn't resist reading it myself. It is a must read!

This book is an excellent read from an incredible Pastor. There is so much to take note of.However, I was so very disappointed that the book fell apart the second time reading it. I've never had this happen before. I tried to add a photo, but it wouldn't upload.

I asked for and received this book for Christmas. While visiting, my dad read about 1/3 of the book so I ended up gifting it to him and ordered myself another! It’s such a deep, moving book about how Levi and his family dealt with grief, how they leaned on God and his promises, and how they were able to move forward and thrive. After going through quite a bit of grief in my young life it was a great read to help me process my own losses and faith in God. Lots of underlining, highlighting, and rereading this book- its that good. I really love how upfront and honest Levi was about his pain, yet he adds great bits of humor throughout. Really enjoyed his style of writing- and so did my dad! Highly recommend this book!

I had the pleasure of watching Pastor Levi preach at our church the weekend after Father's day. If you don't know anything about Levi, something I want to share with you is that he lost his five year old daughter three days before Christmas (she passed as he performed CPR on her) after they took her to the hospital he and his wife ran back into the room, and invited everyone working in the ER room to church that sunday, using the church flyers little Lenya always carried around, and told the staff that he would be there to preach. Prior to the invites, he and his wife sobbed, and praised the Lord through the excruciating pain. This is just a tiny glimpse into this extraordinary man and family's life, and let me tell you, this is life changing.There are seemingly insurmountable things that happen to us in this life, but losing someone near and dear to us is excruciating any way you put it. Fear, and whatever else it may be that typically cripples us, but man does Levi and his family inspire one to not only live for God, but to keep moving forward. Something I personally struggle with is getting out of my comfort zone, there have been times when I have literally felt the Lord calling me to do something for someone, like go out of my way to ask someone to push their cart to their car for them to even helping get someone who is injured their communion to make getting in and out of the row easier on them, and I specifically choosing not to because I feel like I might embarrass them. Those are things that I am not proud of, but the Lord has given me countless more times to redeem myself for those moments. I even got to ask an elderly man if he would like me to push his cart, and he gave me a wide, toothless grin, and said no thank you, but even with a rejection I felt why the Lord put that on my heart, while reminding me that its okay to get out of my comfort zone, because someone saying "no thank you" won't kill me. You see, I can be afraid but move forward anyways, I know that the Lord is with me, and His compassion and Patience are things that I could never do without. Levi so graciously shared this insight, and I can't help but agree more and more as I ponder over it.The Lord makes me aware of His grace each and every day, whether it be through me, or those around me. Pastor Levi spoke volumes to me, and got me through some pretty "rough" days, that were nothing like what he wrote about but encouraged and pushed me forward nonetheless. I used Through the Eyes of a Lion as a Bible companion, and would look up every verse Levi mentioned whether I knew it or not, and took notes on how I felt that moment and what the Lord showed me through Levi's words, and the His own words. The Lord and Levi were in sync, and I know this book is seriously life changing. Like the post it notes couldnt amount to how much this book touched my soul, and reminded me to hang in there, "Sunday is on its way."If I gave you the first three pages, to determine how life changing this book is, and I would also love to hear about the power, hope, and courage you felt after finishing this book. Only after finishing it could I fathom just how much this book could alter someone's entire life. It points to Christ through, and through, and is painstakingly truthful. Through their worst times, Levi bares his soul, (along with glimpses of his wife, and amazing family's) and shows that even in the darkness, Jesus turns that darkness off, and flicks on His light.

Levi is one of my favorite ministers.He has experienced great tragedy and can help anyone who needs a loving, caring adviser.

Inspirational book! Highly recommend. It will have you crying, laughing and really open your eyes. This family went through a tragedy but never gave up their faith

While reading “Through the Eyes of a Lion,” I found an authentic recounting of a man uncovering his deeper authentic Faith, a faith that God could awaken in the rest of us. Levi gives us more than a glimpse of his pain and the resolve to come out on the other side. He speaks frankly, not only to comfort us, but to warn us that this life is really a vapor and every day we are only a step away from the grave, but we have Hope! The other side is closer then we think when we speak of eternity. There is depth to eternity and the questions we ponder about Heaven. But time is ticking away now. Levi is the man within the pages of his book! I found his passion so encouraging, within the pages of his book, that I give it away like tissue for tears. I am seeing God do amazing work through the ministry of Pastor and the platform "Through the Eyes of a Lion" has given he and Jennie!He says this, “Before Lenya went to be with Jesus, when I thought of death I would focus more on leaving earth then on going to heaven. But what I have become aware of is that death is not just a departure- it is also an arrival. I used to somewhat fatalistically think about my exit, but now more than ever, I am focused on my entrance.”“So here it is, the game-changing perspective: it’s so much better to look forward to eternal life than it is to live fearing death.”I do heartedly recommend “Through The Eyes of a Lion”. I have been challenged to live with more purpose and definitely more faith. Hope to offer!Rose Ployhar

This book is exactly what I needed to face the truth behind gods promise to feel better about the way I grieved my grandfather after he died and it helps me to understand what happens when we die alot better . And how this life is only temporary and one day we will go and live with our lord jesus christ.Any one struggling with hardship or sadness or grief or suicide should read this book because the answer to all of it is inside this wonderful book.

Hervorragendes Buch der Autor musste durch ein unermessliches Leid. Der Wert des Buches ist mehr als ich dafür bezahlt habe. Sollte unbedingt auf andere Sprachen übersetzt werden. Damit ein weiterer Segen werden kann

Bien que Levi Lusko raconte comment il a affronté la perte de son enfant, morte juste avant un Noël, ce livre tacle le thème général des obstacles dans la vie, pas seulement des décès, mais toute situation difficile. Evidemment, Levi Lusko part de la base d'un croyant - il est pasteur dans une église dans le Montana, qui se consacre aux jeunes générations - mais son franc-parler, ses exemples, et même son humour communiquent bien plus qu'un simple guide de conseil. Ce livre fait pleurer mais également rire, et on en ressort rafraichi et encouragé.

Sad but inspirational. I have tucked away precious nuggets of truth after reading this.

It was beyond eye opening to see how a family mourns through the loss of their daughter with their eyes fixed on the Lord. This book has opened my eyes and shifted my focus from life here on earth to eternity in heaven. In this world but not from this world!

Ein tolles Buch, ich bin sehr begeistert von dem Schreibstil und den Inhalt. Es lohnt sich auf jeden Fall.