When Faith Is Tested: Finding God in Grief, Loss & Difficult Seasons | Rachel Kerr Schneider

What happens when your faith is tested by grief, loss, caregiving, and circumstances you never expected? In this powerful episode of the Simpli’ Sisters Podcast , Coach Gayl Benson and Simpli’ Tammy welcome Rachel Kerr Schneider —author, speaker, media personality, and storyteller—to share a deeply personal journey through loss, caregiving, faith, healing, and hope.

Rachel opens up about losing her husband, John, after his diagnosis with ALS and the journey of helping him “finish well.” She shares what it meant to carry the weight of caregiving, support her children, navigate end-of-life decisions, and wrestle with the question so many people of faith ask: “I trust God. I know He’s in charge.

So why isn’t this easier?” This honest conversation explores the reality that having faith does not mean life will always be easy. Sometimes faith means continuing to trust God while grieving, asking for help when you need it, sitting still long enough to listen, and allowing other people to walk alongside you.

Rachel also shares a powerful lesson she learned from a faith-based counselor: You are not Jesus—you need help, too. Together, the Simpli’ Sisters and Rachel talk about: ✨ Finding God in the middle of grief and loss ✨ What it means to have your faith tested ✨ Learning to hear God’s voice amid life’s distractions ✨ Why asking for help is not a sign of weakness ✨ The importance of community and relationships ✨ Finding purpose and significance in your pain ✨ Caring for others while also caring for yourself ✨ The power of prayer, meditation, Scripture, and stillness ✨ Understanding the Holy Spirit as a source of strength ✨ Turning difficult experiences into hope and encouragement for others ✨ Learning to celebrate a loved one’s legacy while grieving their loss Rachel reminds us that there can be purpose in our pain and significance in our struggles —and sometimes the very story we wish we didn't have to live becomes the story that gives someone else hope.

This is a conversation for anyone who has experienced grief, loss, caregiving, uncertainty, a difficult season, or simply wondered how to hold onto their faith when life doesn't make sense. There is somebody who needs this conversation.

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Her story reminds us that even in our hardest seasons, we can find strength, purpose, community, and a deeper relationship with God. Rachel also shares a resource with the Simpli’ Circle Family during this episode designed to help people meditate, focus, and become more aware of the Holy Spirit’s presence and guidance.

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