Shalom, y'all!

Have you ever caught yourself thinking:

“I should be over this by now.”

Maybe you've prayed about it. Maybe you've forgiven. Maybe you've done the work and genuinely believe God is healing you.

But something still hurts.

This week on Rybickulous Faith, we're talking about what happens when healing takes longer than we expected and why that doesn't mean God isn't working.

🎙️ This Week's Episode

Why Am I Still Hurting? Finding Hope When Healing Takes Time

Featuring returning guest Julie Rebboah, MS

Julie is back for Season 3, Episode 4, and this time we're digging into anxiety, grief, shame, difficult emotions, and our identity in Christ.

One of the biggest truths from our conversation?

You don't have to finish healing before you can begin flourishing.

Julie and I talk about why Christians sometimes feel pressured to suppress difficult emotions, how unresolved grief can show up as anxiety or exhaustion, and why simply naming what we're feeling before God can be an act of faith.

We also explore:

🌿 Why healing can't be rushed
💙 How to stop telling yourself you "should be over it"
🙏 Bringing fear, anger, grief, and sadness honestly before God
🤝 Why community matters in the healing process
✝️ How the Gospel dismantles shame
📖 Recognizing God's faithfulness through prayer journaling
🌱 How we can flourish even while we're still healing

🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode:
https://therybickulousfaithpodcast.riverside.com

💙 A Rybickulous Reminder

Sometimes we think faith means immediately turning every uncomfortable emotion into something positive.

But Scripture doesn't show us people pretending.

David grieved.

Job questioned.

Jesus wept.

Biblical hope isn't denying that something hurts.

Biblical hope is knowing that what hurts isn't the end of the story.

You can love Jesus and still grieve.

You can trust God and still have questions.

You can have faith and still need support.

And you can be genuinely healing while still having hard days.

Don't rush the testimony God is still writing.

📖 Scripture of the Week

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles...”

— 2 Corinthians 1:3–4

God doesn't ask us to hide our troubles from Him.

He meets us in them.

🌿 Flourish in Hope

This week's conversation also leads into a special event Julie is participating in:

Flourish in Hope

Virtual Christian Women's Retreat
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026

Four coaches. Four important conversations:

Anxiety • Grief • Shame • Identity in Christ

If you've been carrying something while quietly thinking, “I should be over this by now,” this retreat was created to help women notice what they're carrying, name it honestly, and bring themselves fully before God.

🌐 Learn more through Julie:
https://www.christiannervoussystemcoach.com

🌟 This Week's Challenge

Grab a journal sometime this week and write down this question:

“What am I carrying that I haven't honestly named before God?”

Don't try to fix it.

Don't judge yourself for feeling it.

Name it.

Pray about it.

Then write down one place where you've already seen God's faithfulness in your story.

Sometimes looking back at what God has already carried us through gives us courage to trust Him with what we're carrying today.

🤝 Connect With Julie

Julie Rebboah, MS
Christian Nervous System Coach
Creator of Biblical Breathwork™

🌐 https://www.christiannervoussystemcoach.com
📷 Instagram: @biblicalbreathwork

Whatever you're walking through this week, remember:

Healing taking time doesn't mean God isn't working.

You don't have to pretend.

You don't have to rush.

And you certainly don't have to walk through it alone.

Keep bringing the real you before a very real God.

Until next week...

Shalom, y'all.

Keep sharing your Rybickulous Faith. 💙

Sarah Rybicki
Host, The Rybickulous Faith Podcast

Real Stories. Real Faith. Rybickulous Hope.