The Bible tells us that God will comfort those who grieve, as "the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." (Psalm 34:18)
4 things to do when you feel ready to move forward after the loss of a child.
You can find more about my personal story of walking through shaken baby syndrome and the loss of my 3 year old in my book Going Through Trials with God on Amazon or Audible.
Sometimes a shift in mindset is necessary to move forward in life. Don't stay stuck. Surrender it to God. Let Him take it and make something beautiful.
In this episode, I’m going to talk about one of the worst days of my life, my first wedding anniversary. It also happened to be the same day my daughter Christa was placed on hospice care, and the night my husband deeply betrayed me by viewing pornography. I’m going to give you 3 things that helped me heal from it, in case you are going through this as well, or maybe someone you know is.
First, I want to mention a statistic. According to restoring hearts counseling, 77% of Christian men between 18-30 years old look at pornography at least monthly. 36% of those men view it on a daily basis.
Reading that hurts my heart. If you’re going through an issue with your spouse involving pornography, I hope that helps you see it’s not just your spouse. Don’t take his viewing pornography personally. It’s not your fault.
It doesn’t make it right, but our culture has normalized viewing pornography, and most men started viewing it at a young age. The problem with pornography being normalized is by the time someone wakes up to the fact that it’s wrong, they’ve already become addicted.
Most likely, your spouse won’t be able to quit and change overnight. After years of viewing that stuff, the neural pathways in his brain have been changed. The good news is, that they CAN be changed, so there is hope for overcoming the addiction.
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In this episode, I’m going to talk about my personal story of going through court to take rights away from my children’s biological father, and give them to my current husband, their step-father.
I believe this will help encourage and inspire you to ask God for a miracle and ask God to make a way for something you desire, even if you have to pray about it for a long time.
1st Samuel talks a lot about how Samuel was a man who lived by his convictions.
If we allow Him to, God can use our circumstances to get our attention, and He will convict us when we need to make a change. Being open to this can transform our lives.
I want to encourage you to be someone who lives by their convictions.
My husband Canyon helped me tell the story of Hannah, and how God used her circumstances for so much good.
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Enough time has passed in dwelling or survival mode. Shift your focus to learning how to break free from the chains and get into winning mode.
What you’ve been through, you can leverage. You can’t go back and change it, but you Can use it to motivate you.
Use the pain, anger, and hurt from your past and maybe even your present, for good.
Think about how many others are feeling what you have felt. Think about how many people need you to step up and allow God to break your chains, so they can see it’s possible and rise up to do the same in their lives.
Speaking positive affirmations help you reprogram your subconscious mind.
They can also help you stay focused, change negative thought patterns into positive ones, they help release fear & worry, and they can help raise your belief in yourself.
You may have heard this quote before, “don’t despise the day of small beginnings”.
When you are first starting out in something, for you this may be you just got your 1st 1 bedroom apartment, you just started a business that is serving only 1 or 2 people, you just got married & are living paycheck to paycheck, you just started paying off debt and are only able to pay off a very small amount each month, or maybe you just started a relationship with God and are feeling like you know very little about living a Godly life, when you first start out, it can be easy to feel down about the small beginning.
I want to give you some encouragement to help you get through this season.
Think of a defining moment in your life. One where you knew, in that moment, your life would never be the same. These moments do one of two things. They push us closer to God or turn us away from Him.
I want to encourage you to allow these moments to draw you closer to God.
How many times has God brought or used the clouds in your life to show His love?
Great conflict cultivates great character, and when we allow it, our storm can transform our lives for the better.
When you're in a waiting season, and you're wanting things in your life to change, it can be hard to trust God and wait patiently.
Have you ever compared your situation or pain to someone else's?
The best way to stop comparing, is to fix our eyes on Jesus.
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