Your Hope Coach
Episodes
63 episodes
How to Be Content Where You Are | EP 62
What can we learn from Abigail in the Bible about being content? In this episode, authors Carmen and Kristine share biblical tips for discovering real contentment in everyday life. Finding contentment in difficult circumstances is not easy, but...
When Good People Hurt: Finding Hope with Job | EP61
Have you ever wondered why bad things happen to good people? Job did too. In this episode, we walk through Job's story, discover that testing comes to us all, and discuss key takeaways to help us move forward.Hope is waiting f...
Joy Drops: A God Who Pays Attention | EP60
When Carmen's mom was in her final days, she left her daughter with a simple charge: "Pay attention so you don't miss it." Carmen has been doing just that ever since.In this episode, Carmen shares how a Sunday morning hymn became an ...
How to Know God is For Me, Not Against Me | EP59
When we face devastating circumstances in our lives, how do we know God is for us?In the midst of our deepest struggles, we can sometimes feel like God’s hand is against us. Naomi in the Bible felt that way, as well. In today’...
Real Ways to Win the Battle with What-If Questions | EP58
When faced with uncertainty, do what-if questions take over your thoughts? Do you find yourself thinking about all the bad things that could happen and struggling to hold on to hope?In this latest episode with Carmen and Krist...
How to Sleep When Your Heart is Troubled | EP57
Is anxiety and worry keeping you awake at night? The midnight hours seem to be made for worrying about things Jesus tells us not to worry about. In this episode, Carmen offers a prescription, based on Scripture, for a better night’s sleep...
Do Hard Seasons Stop Me From Bearing Fruit? | EP56
When you are in a difficult season, do you feel like your spiritual fruit-bearing is put on hold? Using the example of a fig tree at a local restaurant, Carmen helps us see how our surrendered life continues to bear fruit, even when we feel spi...
Holding On to Faith When Your Struggle Returns - Part 2 | EP55
Welcome to part two of our summer episode, Holding on to Faith When Your Struggle Returns.In this conversation, for those who are facing difficulties for the second time, Kristine and Carmen discuss how to keep the fa...
Holding on to Faith When Your Struggle Returns - Part 1
When we face a familiar struggle again in our lives, how do we hold on to our faith? In this episode, co-hosts Carmen and Kristine reveal 4 things that can affect our faith when a struggle returns and how to guard against them.
What to do When You are Stuck in God's Waiting Room | EP53
Are you facing a situation where you feel you need more information on your next steps, but God seems quiet? In this episode, Carmen shares insight into how we rest in God's faithfulness while we wait.Verses mentioned:<...
Can Age Affect How God Uses Us? | EP52
Growing older brings thoughts and feelings about how our age will impact how God uses us. Even when those around us may discount our ability to contribute, God never does. Join Carmen and Ellen as they discuss various ways God still uses ...
Freedom From Bitterness: Jesus' Seventy Times Seven | EP 51
Does Jesus' command to forgive "seventy times seven" seem impossible? In Carmen's unique way, she unfolds how following this command might look in real life and how its pursuit impacts bitterness in our hearts. Verses ...
3 Reasons Jesus is a Reliable Guide | EP50
We've all heard the saying that we can't see the forest for the trees. How do we find the path forward when we are so deep in the weeds that our path seems hidden? In this episode, Carmem and Ellen open God's Word and share a bit of their perso...
How Do I Find Satisfaction When Life Feels So Unsatisfying? | EP49
Most of us struggle inwardly to find contentment. Listen in as Carmen offers biblical examples of how to find the satisfaction we seek. Verses mentioned: Exodus 3.14John 6. 35, 48, 51John ...
Feeling Like You Don't Belong? There's Hope | EP48
Have you ever felt left out? The feeling of not fitting in or belonging is universal. In our episode today, Carmen introduces Ellen Chauvin as guest host. They discuss those feelings and offer hope from God's Word and personal experiences...
What It Means to Lament in Trying Times | EP47
What is the purpose of lament in the Bible? Is it still significant for us today? In this episode, Carmen and Kristine discuss the importance of lamenting and why it’s our best response when we’re blindsided by devastating circumstances....
3 Biblical Strategies for a Healthy New Year | EP46
Some of us will look back on the previous year with mixed emotions. Hopefully, lots of good happened, but if your year was like many of us, it was also cluttered with heartbreaks and disappointments. Carmen offers us 3 Biblical Strategi...
How To Live with Less Overthinking and More Peace | EP45
Are you an overthinker? In this episode, Carmen shares two tips that help her change the narrative when she begins to overanalyze.Verses mentioned: Luke 10.41-42Ecclesiastes 10.14James 4.14-16...
Stop Saying the Wrong Things, Part 2 | EP44
Have you ever said the wrong thing and instantly wished you could take it back? What would happen if we learned how to put a guard over our mouths like God’s Word says to do?In part 2 of their episode, “Stop Saying the Wrong T...
Why is Hope So Important? | EP43
Sometimes, in our darkest moments, we feel our hope diminishing. In this episode, Carmen shares how the Holy Spirit changed her episode topic at the last minute to reassure us, using Scripture, that our hope is not in our circumstances but in C...
How to Stop Saying the Wrong Things | EP42
Have you ever felt like you said the wrong thing and instantly regretted it? Have you struggled with what to say, or even if you should say anything at all? In today’s conversation, we look at how to stop saying the wrong things and what we nee...
3 Helpful Tools for Your Decision Making Toolbox | EP41
Most of us want to make wise decisions, but we sometimes lack the tools to make good ones. In our episode today, Carmen offers three tools for your decision-making toolbox. Links and Verses:1 Kings 3.5-141 Kings 3.9
What Does it Mean to Be Led By the Spirit? | EP40
Do you have questions about what it means to be led by the Spirit? Kristine and Carmen have pondered this question, too. We invite you to join them in their conversation as they share some answers they discovered in their...
Why Do We Wait to Ask God for Help? | EP39
Do you find yourself in a desperate situation, struggling to find answers? In this episode, Carmen offers one common reason we wait to ask God for help.Verses:Psalm 107John 15.52 Corinthians 3.5Resource...
How Our Identity in Christ Affects Our Everyday Lives | EP38
How Our Identity in Christ Affects Our Everyday LivesThe most important aspect of our lives as Christians is the promise of eternal life because of Jesus and what he did for us. But sometimes we forget the abundant bles...