Sometimes the breaking point becomes the turning point. Chris shares about the season when everything he thought defined him - his ministry, marriage, fatherhood, theology and sense of purpose - felt like it was falling apart. Yet in the middle of his darkest season, God reminded him of something that hadn’t changed: “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are.” Our circumstances can change, our strength can fail, but our identity as God’s children remains.

Chris Cipollone is a Sydney-based pastor, author, and speaker. He is the Founding Director of Life to the Full - a place to cultivate holistic Christian flourishing. Life to the Full is an extension of his book, Down Not Out: Depression, Anxiety & The Difference Jesus Makes. Chris is convinced that God calls us to love him in heart, soul, mind and strength, and so the more we pursue wellbeing from every angle, the greater our opportunities are to find true flourishing in God.