Waiting without Worrying:  How Do We Actually Do That? Check out Sherry books and sign up for first notification and information on the Learning Cohort starting in January 2026 at https://sherryelaine.com/books

Worry About Nothing. Pray About Everything. Cast All Your Cares to Him... Wait, How? In this episode, Sherry Elaine from Faith & Soul Care explores what it really means to “cast your cares on the Lord” (1 Peter 5:7) and how to actually do it in daily life. Resources Mentioned: Join the ”Give Anxieties to God” Learning Cohort starting 10/27/2025 with Upgrade Donor Option, Live Small Group Sessions via Zoom, and Printable Day-by-Day Journal (currently $27 requested donation):  https://sherryelaine.com/Thankyou Join the ”Give Anxieties to God” Learning Cohort starting 10/27/2025 - Free enrollment, self-paced track: https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts Book: Closer to God: Simple Methods, Starting Today: https://www.amazon.com/Closer-God-Simple-Methods-Starting/dp/197680406X You’ll learn a simple, practical strategy to release worry and anxiety through prayer, reflection, and trust in God. Sherry also shares a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Faith & Soul Care Foundations Cohort – a free online experience for Christian women who want to grow closer to God, find peace, and renew their energy. Topics include: Christian anxiety relief, biblical peace practices, prayer for stress and overwhelm, and how to truly surrender your worries to God.

Resources: Faith & Soul Care Faith Based and Faith Infused Mental Health Group Coaching Cohorts:   sherryelaine.com/cohorts Email Newsletter, Updates, and Announcements List: https://sherryelaine.com/books (scroll down a bit for opt-in form) Sherry Elaine’s Books and Prayer & Reflection Journal Including  the following titles: Closer to God: Simple Methods, Starting Today Words of Jesus Bible Study: 10 Weeks on Christ’s Teachings https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sherry-Elaine-Evans/author/B0073HVSD6 https://www.amazon.com/Closer-God-Simple-Methods-Starting/dp/197680406X This parable resonates today because we feel the tension of living in a world where evil and deception are flourishing alongside goodness and truth. Sometimes it seems like the tares are overtaking the field, doesn’t it? But Jesus reminds us—this is expected, and God has a plan. At the appointed time, He Himself will do the separating. Until then, our job is to stay faithful, rooted, and growing in Him.

Resources mentioned: Faith & Soul Care Faith Based and Faith Infused Mental Health Group Coaching Cohorts:   sherryelaine.com/cohorts Email Newsletter, Updates, and Announcements List: https://sherryelaine.com/books (scroll down a bit for opt-in form) Sherry Elaine’s Books and Prayer & Reflection Journal Including  the following titles: Closer to God: Simple Methods, Starting Today Words of Jesus Bible Study: 10 Weeks on Christ’s Teachings https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sherry-Elaine-Evans/author/B0073HVSD6 https://www.amazon.com/Closer-God-Simple-Methods-Starting/dp/197680406X

Resources mentioned: Women’s Connection Soul Care Cohorts:  sherryelaine.com/cohorts Book: Closer to God: Simple Methods, Starting Today https://www.amazon.com/Closer-God-Simple-Methods-Starting/dp/197680406X

Is it possible to go from overanxious and overwhelmed to calmer and more purposeful in a relatively short time? By implementing positive psychology and Christian formation practices? Today, I want to talk with you about something really practical: how to go from feeling stressed out, overwhelmed, and anxious to calmer and more content and purposeful in just 28 days—by truly giving it to God. RESOURCES MENTIONED: Foundations Online Cohort FREE enrollment:  https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts Upgrade to VIP extended experience and participate alongside the cohort in  small group coaching by Sherry Elaine for the month: https://sherryelaine.com/Thankyou Over the years, I’ve seen again and again that it doesn’t have to take years, or even months, to reset your nervous system and renew your soul. With the right daily practices—rooted in both faith and evidence-based strategies—you can experience real change quickly. That’s why I run my Faith & Soul Care Cohort, and in this episode I’m going to share the exact three-part pathway we use so you can begin this process yourself.

Last week we started a two-part series on how to ask God for help when you’re full of anxiety, stress, or overwhelm. We talked about two practices—breath prayers and writing prayers ahead of time—that can help us slow our minds and reconnect with God even in the middle of a stressful or anxiety-producing event. Resources Mentioned:   Faith & Soul Care Foundations Cohort: https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts Cohort Expanded Upgrade Option:  https://sherryelaine.com/Thankyou Sherry Elaine’s books HERE:  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0073HVSD6 The first practice is praying in silence with the Spirit. Just like it sounds, you get still, you close your eyes, and you request and let the Holy Spirit intercede on your behalf. Have you ever been so overwhelmed that you couldn’t even form the words to pray? Maybe your thoughts were tangled, things felt like they were spinning out of control, or your emotions felt too heavy even to speak. The second strategy is visualizing giving your worries to Jesus. This practice is based on 1 Peter 5:7: “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” Visualization is an excellent evidence-based method to calm the brain and remind yourself that there is safety and that help is available from God.

How do we ask God for help with our anxiety, stress, or when we have a sense of being completely overwhelmed?  Resources Mentioned: Now Enrolling for Faith & Soul Care Foundations Cohort:  https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts    Join the Email List to be notified when new cohorts are forming (scroll down a little on this page and enter you email in the form  https://sherryelaine.com/books Prayers for Anxiety Booklet and other books by Sherry Elaine: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0073HVSD6 You know what it feels like. Your mind is racing, your body is tense, and it seems like life has handed you a pile of too much of everything all at once. You may feel on edge and even shaky, and you cannot think straight no matter what.

We’ve got Trump tariffs, global trade wars, a weak jobs report, rising unemployment, concerns about SNAP benefits and stimulus payments being delayed, and Ukraine still under attack with talks of billions more in aid. And now this week, a massive earthquake in Russia that triggered tsunami warnings and caused cliffs to fall into the sea—reminiscent of Psalm 46. It is a lot. And for many of us—especially those trying to live faithful, intentional lives—it raises a real question: What and how do we even pray when the world feels like this? Resources Mentioned: Free 5 Week Online Spiritual Formation and Soul Care Connection Cohort for Women:  https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts  Next Registration Opens 08/11/25 Email Notification List to receive notice of Free Teaching Videos on Faith & Soul Care - Topics Include Somatic Practices for Releasing Stress and Overwhelm; Give Your Anxiety to God, But How?; Setting Goals for More Peace, Intentionality & Joy and then Tricking Your Brain Into Being Motivated to Reach Them; Effective Prayer Methods....and MORE!  (Scroll down below the book images to email sign up form: https://sherryelaine.com/books )

What is effective faith – or what is active faith—and what does that look like?  I think this episode may go a little longer than typical based on my instructional notes here – however, I encourage you to stay through to the end -  because the answer to this question – what does effective or active faith look like – may surprise you, especially it may surprise you by its simplicity. Resources mentioned: Fall Faith & Soul Care Cohort Information (Registration Opens Aug 11): https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts Books Mentioned:  Closer to God: Simple Methods, Starting Today and The Words of Jesus Bible Study  https://sherryelaine.com/books Email Notification List to receive notice of Free Teaching Videos on Faith & Soul Care - Topics Include Somatic Practices for Releasing Stress and Overwhelm; Give Your Anxiety to God, But How?; Setting Goals for More Peace, Intentionality & Joy and then Tricking Your Brain Into Being Motivated to Reach Them; Effective Prayer Methods....and MORE!  (Scroll down below the book images to email sign up form: https://sherryelaine.com/books ) Join My Private FB Group - Currently We are Studying Jesus’s Teachings In Mark: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ministrymall/ We’re going to look at one of the most powerful and relatable stories in the Gospels, from Mark chapter 5. And we’ll reflect together on what it really means to demonstrate a faith that pleases God.

How do we ask God for help? What are some effective methods of asking God for help, through prayer? In this series, we’re going to explore the way Jesus responded to people who came to Him for help, and we’ll also learn prayer methods that are simple and powerful. Resources mentioned: Women’s Connection Cohort - Registration Open Soon for Fall 2025 - More information: https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts Subscribe to email notification list: https://www.gospellifelearning.com/p/free-book.html Sherry Elaine’s books and resources at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sherry-Elaine-Evans/author/B0073HVSD6

As the rescuers in the Texas Hill Country search for the missing, including more than 20 young girls from Camp Mystic who were washed away in the flooding in the middle of the night - it’s a time when our faith shakes, we may not be able to pray or know how to pray.  Everything feels like darkness.  I’ve learned in these times we may have to make a conscious choice and decision to choose to continue to believe in God, especially on the days when we don’t think we can or not sure if we do anymore. It’s how the enemy is defeated from getting a grip into our minds during tragedy.  Resources Mentioned:  Information Request for FREE Faith & Soul Care Cohort Starting July 14 Submit your email here : https://www.gospellifelearning.com/p/free-book.html July Faith & Soul Care Cohort  - Enroll Now -$0 FREE! (But please read the fine print on the form for required participation components.) https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts Sherry Elaine’s Books:: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0073HVSD6 About Sherry Elaine: https://sherryelaine.com/about

Practical strategies are on this episode today to declutter our minds using an evidence based strategy that also is demonstrated by David in the Bible.  A ”brain trick” strategy for truly handing over our worries to Jesus and leaving them there are also. Resources Mentioned:  Information Request - Faith & Soul Care Cohort Starting July 14 Submit your email here : https://www.gospellifelearning.com/p/free-book.html July Faith & Soul Care Cohort  - Enroll Now https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts Sherry Elaine’s Books (you receive digital copies when you join as a member of the cohort: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0073HVSD6 About Sherry Elaine: https://sherryelaine.com/about

As a Christian, how do we handle grief? And how to we begin to heal? Few things are more disorienting than losing someone you love — especially when it’s sudden, unexpected, or traumatic. The world shifts. Time slows. Your nervous system is overwhelmed with waves of shock, sadness, confusion, or even numbness. And you wonder how to even begin functioning, let alone healing. RESOURCES: Register for the Faith & Soul Care Foundations Cohort Starting July 14, 2025: https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts ------------------------------- Haddasah Treu’s book Drawing Near: How Painful Experiences Become the Birthplace of Blessings https://www.amazon.com/Draw-Near-Experiences-Birthplace-Blessings/dp/B0CWSD5Q87 --------------------------------- Article by Haddasah to Read:  ”The Art of Emotional Connection” https://onthewaybg.com/the-art-of-emotional-connection/ List for Healing Painful Emotions (from Haddasah Treu’s article above): Acknowledging emotional disconnect Identifying the lies we believe about emotions Replacing those lies with God’s truth Naming and expressing emotion in God’s presence Allowing others to witness and hold space for our pain ---------------------------------------- About Faith & Soul Care with Sherry Elaine https://sherryelaine.com/about

Today, I want to speak directly to the soul that’s feeling disoriented—discouraged—by everything going on in the world right now. Have you felt it too? The weight of the chaos.  The anger, the division, the fear in the news cycle, the confusion about what’s true, the constant pessimism? It feels like shifting ground beneath our feet. RESOURCES: Sherry’s private FB group w/live teachings: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ministrymall Subscribe for free resources, updates, and online Bible Studies: https://www.gospellifelearning.com/p/free-book.html Summer 2025 Cohort - CLOSED - Check back in mid-July for Fall 2025: https://sherryelaine.com/registration Main Site | About Sherry Elaine: https://sherryelaine.com/about Faith & Soul Care Author’s Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sherry-Elaine-Evans/author/B0073HVSD6 But here’s what I want to tell you today: as the world grows more chaotic, that’s not our cue to panic—that’s our signal to come closer to God. This is what I regularly teach – whenever you have any problem – whether it be a personal problem that you have a little control over or one that you have no control over. Or whether it’s a problem in the world that you have no control over.  The key question to choosing the right option for problem solving is this key question:  Is how I am working to handle this or resolve this – is the option I’ve chosen bringing me closer to God?  Or is it taking me further away.  The decisions we make in response to stress and problems in our lives – when we have options – the option that is more likely to bring us closer to God – that is always the best option. That is where our soul will find peace, safety, and comfort that cannot be shaken. Let’s start with a foundational truth from James 1:17. It says: “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” — James 1:17

I want to take us deeper. Not to guilt us into praying—but to inspire us with what’s actually happening in the spiritual realm when we do. Let’s begin with this: Do you really understand what’s happening when you pray? RESOUCES MENTIONED: Teaching on Youtube on Effective Prayer Methods: https://youtu.be/wexBh0Q3IE8 What is prayer actually doing? Why does it matter? Well, Scripture tells us some beautiful, powerful truths.

What is the number one strategy being recommended now to help overcome low energy and fatigue, especially in midlife? Today, I want to talk about something that’s gaining even more attention in the world of wellness and health—and honestly, it’s something we as believers can fully embrace with biblical wisdom too. Online RESOURCES: Join Sherry’s Private Facebook Group where she gives live teachings (free replays are also available in the group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/ministrymall/ Free 5 Soul Care Practices in 5 Days: https://sherryelaine.com/freecourse Affordable Small Group ”Life-Counseling” Life Coaching with Sherry  Elaine, Registration Opens in July for Fall Cohort: https://sherryelaine.com/registration Main Website:  https://sherryelaine.com/ Harvard Health recently updated its recommendations for women in midlife who are struggling with fatigue, low energy, burnout—and guess what their number one recommendation is now? Relaxation exercises. Yes—before supplements. Before exercise regimens. Before cognitive strategies or even sleep hygiene. They’re now saying the best starting point for women who are feeling worn out and weary is to learn how to release tension from the body, breathe deeply and intentionally, and begin restoring from the inside out.

Quotes in this episode are from Soul Keeping, by John Ortberg. Zondervan (2014). Join my Private Facebook Group for the free 5 week retreat teachings: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ministrymall/ Free e-course/ebook: https://sherryelaine.com/registration Main Website:  https://sherryelaine.com/ Affordable Small Group ”Life-Counseling” Christian Life Coaching with Sherry Elaine, Register Now: https://sherryelaine.com/registration “Your soul is what integrates your will (your intentions), your mind (your thoughts and feelings), and your body (your face, body language, and actions) into a single life.” “The soul seeks God with its whole being. Because it is desperate to be whole, the soul is God-smitten and God-crazy and God-obsessed.” “You are not the keeper of your brother’s soul. You are the keeper of your own soul.”

At first glance, those two things might sound pretty similar, right? But there’s actually a big difference — and understanding it can really help you make the best decision for your emotional, mental, and spiritual care. Let’s break it down. JOIN ME in the Private Facebook Group for the Faith and Soul Care Retreat Teachings --＞ Online Faith and Soul Care Facebook Retreat Group or https://www.facebook.com/groups/ministrymall SESSION SCHEDULE and Optional Upgrades: Retreat Session Schedule, Free Registration and Cohort Optional Upgrades  or https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts All Books by Sherry Elaine:  https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sherry-Elaine-Evans/author/B0073HVSD6 Christian counseling isn’t just therapy with a few Bible verses sprinkled in. It’s counseling that is rooted in Scripture, guided by a Christian, biblical worldview, and intentionally integrates prayer, spiritual formation practices, and the truths of God’s Word into the healing process. In Christian counseling, we absolutely use research-based strategies — like cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, and mindfulness techniques — but we pair them with soul-deep truths. And Christian counseling itself is a subset of professional counseling that has it’s own research journals sharing evidence-based practices. Two of these are the Journal of Psychology and Christianity and the Marriage and Family Journal. Both of those are peer reviewed bodies of research that focus on the integration of Christian life principles with evidenced based mental health and counseling strategies. So the difference is that – in full Christian Counseling - the work isn’t just about behavior or mindset change... it’s also about spiritual transformation.

Have you ever whispered, “God, I don’t even know what to pray anymore, or if I can even keep praying on this anymore”—because everything feels too heavy, too confusing, too much? Maybe you’re staring at a situation that’s out of your hands... and out of your control. If that’s where you are today, this episode is for you. We’re going to sit with one powerful verse, and I’m going to show you a simple prayer practice that can help you breathe again—even when the overwhelm seems to be too much. JOIN ME in the Private Facebook Group for the Faith and Soul Care Retreat Teachings --＞ Online Faith and Soul Care Facebook Retreat Group or https://www.facebook.com/groups/ministrymall SESSION SCHEDULE and Optional Upgrades: Retreat Session Schedule, Free Registration and Cohort Optional Upgrades  or https://sherryelaine.com/cohorts All Books by Sherry Elaine:  https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sherry-Elaine-Evans/author/B0073HVSD6