Hello, friend!

What do you do when you've been a Christian for decades, you're praying all the "right" prayers, but God seems silent? When life isn't turning out the way you hoped and even opening your Bible feels impossible? Award-winning author and editor Karin Beery shares her raw, honest journey through what she calls the "dark season of the soul" and how God met her in the most unexpected places.

In her mid-40s, Karin found herself struggling with unanswered prayers, broken relationships, and deep spiritual doubt. She knew what the Bible said, but it wasn't working in her life. She couldn't feel God in prayer, couldn't find Him in Scripture, and was drowning in despair. But when traditional spiritual disciplines failed, God showed up through Christian radio, YouTube devotionals, and perfectly-timed songs that spoke directly to her breaking heart.

In This Episode:

Key Themes: Spiritual dryness and drought, dark night of the soul, unanswered prayer struggles, waiting on God's timing, finding God in unexpected places, Christian radio miracles, hope as anchor, biblical truth vs feelings, managing expectations with God, faith during doubt, spiritual depression, Holy Spirit comfort, divine timing vs human timing

Whether you're in your own dark season, questioning if God hears your prayers, or supporting someone who's struggling spiritually, Karen's story offers profound hope: God meets us where we are, even when we can't meet Him in the "traditional" places. Sometimes the most profound encounters with God happen through a car radio when you're too broken to open your Bible.

Content Note: This episode discusses spiritual doubt, depression, and despair with honesty and hope.

May you grab hold of God’s hand in the darkness of your own soul today, my friend.

Always, Anna

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