128: From Barren to Blessed: Melanie Cox's Journey Through Fire, Faith, and Miracles

When life doesn’t match what God promised, do we pull back—or press in? In this two-part conversation, host Megan Babcock sits down with Melanie Cox—author of You Have to Know, entrepreneur, and Jesus-loving truth-teller—whose life demonstrates how to worship in the fire, confront lies with Scripture-anchored truth, and discover that obedience is still the path to peace, especially when the heat turns up.

From infertility and a year of despair to unfiltered gratitude that re-wired her words and worldview, from literal fires to courtroom battles and parenting meltdowns, Melanie shows how intimacy with God becomes practical: take every thought captive, repent quickly, forgive completely, and align language with heaven. Megan also shares her own two-year wilderness—circling courthouses in prayer, anointing doors in radical obedience, and witnessing God’s restoration with her daughter—illustrating that the Father prepares us to carry what we’re asking Him for.

Part 1:
Melanie opens with the raw middle of her story: childhood ache, the dream of mothering, and a crushing verdict—“you’ll never have children.” After months become years, despair swallows her purpose; she puts herself to bed, hair matted, Bible closed, convinced God has failed. Then a single verse cuts through the dark—“the night has been long, but morning is coming”—and she chooses surrender over self-protection.

What changed? Words and worship. Melanie repents, begins capturing thoughts “to the obedience of Christ,” and wages war with gratitude in the small: “Thank you I got out of bed… thank you for the dog by my side… thank you for my husband’s love.” She reframes every taunt of the enemy with thanksgiving and truth. Surrender becomes total—no hidden “wheel” kept back from God—and peace follows.

Megan shares a parallel refining: a two-year legal storm over her daughter. God trains her for spiritual warfare—moving from defending herself to radical obedience and regulation (Eph. 6; 2 Cor. 10:3–6). She circles the courthouse weekly in prayer, anoints the doors, and watches God align “heaven’s court” with the earthly one. The outcome: restoration with her daughter and a deeper authority forged only in fire.

Follow Melanie Cox: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsmelaniecox/ 
Website: https://melaniecox.org/

About Megan Babcock:
Megan Babcock is a board-certified holistic nurse, board-certified nurse coach, and certified mental health coach with a specialization in trauma and crisis. She is the founder of It’s Your Story to Tell and host of the It’s Your Story to Tell podcast. With over two decades of experience in healthcare and a personal journey marked by deep resilience, redemption, and restoration, Megan is passionate about helping others transform pain into purpose.

Through her writing, speaking, coaching programs, and transformational workshops, Megan equips individuals with the tools to heal from hidden trauma, build emotional regulation, and live lives rooted in authenticity, vision, and wholeness.

Her work is deeply informed by her own story a powerful journey from domestic abuse, religious wounding, and burnout to emotional freedom, healthy relationships, and soul-aligned leadership. She weaves together evidence-based practices, biblical truth, and personal testimony to walk with others as they move from merely surviving to fully thriving.

She believes every person was created with purpose and placed here to make a difference and she’s here to help you uncover the dreams inside you that are calling you forward. Because those dreams. They’re not random. They are a window to your soul and a roadmap to the purpose you were created to fulfill.

Link to Connect: www.itsyourstorytotell.com/links
Link to Book Unstuck: https://a.co/d/dg9iJAH
Link to Sacred Presence for Parents: https://www.itsyourstorytotell.com/sacred-presence-support-for-parents
Link to Sacred Pathways: https://www.itsyourstorytotell.com/Sacred-Pathways