Prayer Investigator: Finding Joy In My Desert Season with Carole Leathem

In the episode of The Prayer Investigator, Linda shares an encouraging conversation with award-winning author Carole Leathem (carolesjourney.com) about finding hope and purpose even in difficult "desert" seasons of life. Carole shares her journey through a painful season while caring for her husband with mental illness and how God met her powerfully and called her into a new ministry. The episode offers hope, practical tips, uplifting prayers, and Scripture for anyone struggling.

For Reflection:

1. When have you felt stuck in a "desert season" in your own life? What did that feel like?

2. What encouragement or tips from Carol resonated most with you? How could applying those help you through a difficult time?

3. How have you sensed God meeting you powerfully in the midst of a desert season? What purpose or calling might He want to reveal to you?

Show Notes: 

[00:27] Welcoming Carole Leatham, former actress and current minister

[00:50] Carole shares about feeling stuck in a "desert season" while caring for her husband

[01:41] Hearing a message about her "super bloom" coming at a retreat

[02:47] Being prayed over powerfully at the retreat

[03:25] Friends prophesying over her super bloom

[04:28] Carole feels God calling her into a new season of ministry to caretakers

[05:15] More prophetic words about her purpose

[06:16] Learning to use her own pain to help others

[07:24] Encouragement for those still in desert seasons - don't isolate, rest

[08:00] The importance of Christian community and counsel

[09:15] Taking care of your mind and body with rest

[10:12] There's no shame in getting professional help

[11:00] Uplifting Scripture - Isaiah 35:1-2

[12:10] Prayers over those in desert seasons

[13:52] Don't listen to the enemy's lies in the desert

Linda Evans Shepherd is an international speaker and a best-selling author of 38 books including Praying Through the Hard Times. She is the CEO and founder of Right to the Heart Ministries which includes the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Arise Esther Movement, Leading Hearts Magazine, and the Arise Daily Devotionals.
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