ANTIOCH, Calif., Aug. 13, 2020 - Every individual experiences setbacks in life, but few times in history has the entire world gone through a “dip” as devastating as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and along with the social unrest. People across the globe are tired and suffering physically, emotionally and financially, and frustration is slipping into despair. But the story does not end there.
In response to this present pain and widespread desire to give up on one’s dreams or even life, Pastor Shaun Nepstad is releasing his debut book, “Don’t Quit in the Dip: Stay Focused on God’s Promises For You” (Worthy, Aug. 18, 2020), to encourage and inspire readers around the world.
“The dip is where your dream is just out of reach and you feel stuck...you can see where you want to be, but no matter how hard you try, it seems you can’t get there,” writes Nepstad. “But successful people don’t quit in the dip, and they’re the ones who see their dreams fulfilled.”
Drawing from his personal life and anecdotal experiences as a pastor, Nepstad delivers honest truth about inevitable dips, addresses why quitting ultimately stagnates individual success and shares how to leverage life’s challenges as opportunities for growth and change.
“History is replete with story after story of people who had every reason to quit in the dip but didn’t. Instead, they went on to accomplish incredible things,” Nepstad writes. “I wonder how many more heroes we could’ve heard about throughout history, but we never got the privilege to know them or their contribution on the earth because they quit.”
Whether facing a dip in their career, relationships, spiritual walk, health, fear, depression, or any dreams or goals, readers will learn the following wisdom and life tools through “Don’t Quit in the Dip”:
how to persevere when the dip is only getting deeper;
how to reset after disappointment;
why you should not settle for less, even during a dip;
how to let go of the fear of future dips; and
how to trust in God to carry us through every dip.
“God sees what we don’t see in our lives,” adds Nepstad. “We see impossible, but He sees possibility. We see financial ruin, but He sees a path to blessing. We see the diagnosis, but He sees the way to healing. God sees the end from the beginning when all we see is our past and our present. We see a dip, but He sees another opportunity to show up and work through us and show us just how amazing He really is.”
To learn more about “Don’t Quit in the Dip,” visit https://shaunnepstad.com/.
About Shaun Nepstad
Shaun Nepstad and his wife Dianna are the founders of Fellowship Church in Antioch, California, which was recognized by Outreach Magazine in 2018 as one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation. They along with their four daughters live in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
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