Have you ever wondered how people walk through back-to-back-to-back hard things and still stay standing? Have you wondered how God meets and sustains them? Today’s episode with Evelyn Sherwood will give you a glimpse of how.

We talk about her story of stacked-up-high hardships and how her practice of listening for Jesus sustained her through it all. 

Evelyn shares with us the behind-the-scenes conversations she had with God during a series of difficult circumstances, including COVID and cancer, and how she grieved and lamented – and also listened in the unknowns. God asked her to trust Him in the “messy middle” and live her story openly as it unfolded. And He met her in new, unexpected ways.

As Evelyn says, the more we learn to hear God, the more comfortable we get with trusting Him.

Friend, if you, too, are in the messy middle, this episode will give you hope.

Marnie and Evelyn discuss:

• How Evelyn discovered how present and real God really is.
• Questions to ask God in the middle of grief.
• The (many) hurdles Evelyn encountered and what Jesus spoke into each hard thing.
• An unexpected, beautiful way Jesus began to meet Evelyn as she walked through chemo.
• How noticing beauty helps us find peace.
• The four-step TRIP method (Thank, Read, Invite, Post) for reading and listening while studying scripture.

Evelyn Sherwood is a trusted minister, speaker, and blogger who has served in pastoral ministry for forty years. Nothing puts a smile on her face more than sharing about the faithfulness of God with a friend over a steaming cup of cappuccino or iced peach tea. On a summer evening, you might spot Evelyn and her husband, Steve, driving through Indiana farmlands in a canary yellow ’47 Ford pickup or enjoying an outdoor movie night in the backyard with their eight grandkids.

You can connect with Evelyn at her Website or over on Instagram and Facebook. Her Pocket Full of Hope series is available here.

And to help you get into a practice of listening for Jesus in your everyday, Marnie created a FREE resource for you: Find Your Listening Rhythm with Jesus. Marnie would also love to hear from you. You can connect with Marnie through her Website or on Instagram.