When God Says "This Isn't About You" | Trusting God's Plan Through Foster Care, Adoption & Motherhood with Marcy Bursac
JUN 15, 202653 MIN
When God Says "This Isn't About You" | Trusting God's Plan Through Foster Care, Adoption & Motherhood with Marcy Bursac
JUN 15, 202653 MIN
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<p>Have you ever felt like God called you to something... and then the waiting became harder than you ever imagined?</p><p>In this powerful Season 4 premiere of <em>Miracles in the Madness</em>, Ashton sits down with author, speaker, podcaster, and adoption advocate Marcy Bursac to talk about faith, obedience, Christian motherhood, foster care, adoption, and trusting God when life doesn't go according to plan.</p><p>Marcy shares her incredible testimony—from writing letters to God as a teenager, to discovering a passion for adoption, to navigating an emotional 18-month journey to adopt her two children through foster care. During one of her darkest moments, exhausted and overwhelmed by uncertainty, she felt God speak four words that changed everything:</p><p><em>"This isn't about you."</em></p><p>Together, Ashton and Marcy discuss what it means to trust God when you can't see the outcome, how faith sustains us in long seasons of waiting, the importance of Christian community, and why obedience often begins with simply taking the next step.</p><p>Whether you're a Christian mom navigating uncertainty, waiting on God for answers, considering foster care or adoption, or simply longing to grow deeper in your faith, this conversation will encourage you to keep trusting the God who sees the bigger picture.</p><p><strong>Resources: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://ForgottenAdoptionOption.org">ForgottenAdoptionOption.org</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fostercareadoptionreadingprogram.org/teen-edition"><em>Ready or Not?</em> Graphic Novel</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://forgottenadoptionoption.org/books#talk-about-adoption"><em>It's Okay to Talk about Adoption</em></a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://forgottenadoptionoption.org/books#forever-family"><em>Are You a Forever Family?</em></a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://forgottenadoptionoption.org/books#forgotten-adoption-option"><em>The Forgotten Adoption Option</em></a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://forgottenadoptionoption.org/books#what-to-know"><em>What to Know When You Adopt Through Foster Care</em></a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pod.link/1542072701"><em>The Forgotten Adoption Option </em>Podcast</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-look-at-the-global-orphan-crisis/id1542072701?i=1000623796147">Episode with Gary Schneider</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://ashtonkever.com">ashtonkever.com</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1DW8MHvUuh/">Miracles in the Madness Community - Facebook</a></p>