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What if the road out of suffering isn’t a shortcut but a map—one that leads through truth, courage, and the steady kindness of God? That’s the heart of our conversation with Chantel Coffee, a prayer minister whose story stretches from a chaotic childhood and early abandonment to a chronic illness spiral fueled by anxiety, mold exposure, and misdiagnoses. She shares how perfectionism and a fearful view of God kept her striving, and how reframing her prayer—from “heal me” to “how do I get well?”—opened the door to layered, practical, and deeply spiritual healing.

We walk through the turning points: receiving a grandmother’s legacy of faith, confronting the roots of bitterness and fear, finding skilled counseling for sexual abuse, and disentangling from new age practices that promised relief but deepened confusion. Chantel explains how she learned to invite the Holy Spirit into medical decisions, nutrition, rest, and daily rhythms that calmed an inflamed nervous system. One unforgettable moment: years of thyroid medication give way to normal labs and a quiet miracle that confirmed what her heart had begun to trust—God heals in unique ways, sometimes instantly, often in process, always with purpose.

Now serving as a catalyst for prayer, Chantel carries a humble boldness: pray for the sick, confront lies with scripture, and expect the Father’s goodness. We explore how seeing God as a loving Father—rather than through the lens of harsh or absent father figures—can unlock peace, restore identity, and accelerate recovery. If you’ve felt stuck between medical exhaustion and spiritual fatigue, this story offers a grounded path forward: integrate care for body and soul, ask better questions, and follow the next faithful step.

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