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God Hears Her Podcast

181. Nothing is Wasted (with Jennifer DiVita)

God Hears Her Podcast

Our Daily Bread Ministries

Society & Culture, Bible, Womensministry, Womensbiblestudy, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Women, Female

4.9 • 689 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Guest Bio: After a harrowing riches-to-rags detour in life, Jennifer DiVita clung to her faith and rebuilt herself as a solo mom and professional career woman. Because of God’s goodness, she found her way out of poverty and climbed the career ladder carrying her kids on her back to become Associate State Director of AARP. She’s also an on-air personality with WOOD TV and ABC 4 who provides positive advice on aging well, despite initially being kicked out of TV for being “too seasoned.” She published her novel, Not Your Shoe Size, a witty story about growing older and finding the silver lining after becoming silver. Jennifer offers hope that it’s possible to overcome roadblocks and pave a successful life after surrendering to God’s plan. 

 

Show Summary: When we set out into our lives, we often have a plan of what we would like to do or achieve. What happens when our plan falls apart? Jennifer DiVita was a married woman and stay-at-home mom before her husband’s addiction led to her life completely changing. Jennifer found herself having to rebuild what she thought was set in stone. Join hosts, Eryn Eddy Adkins and Vivian Mabuni, as they talk with Jennifer about navigating career change while becoming a solo mom. You don’t want to miss this inspiring God Hears Her conversation!  

 

Notes and Quotes:  

  • “God has used my story to help so many women, and I would not change one bit of it.” —Jennifer DiVita 

  • “I look at my story and know that Good is good because He did not leave me in that place. I look at the twists and turns of my life, and all that I’ve been through, but see where I’ve come.” —Jennifer DiVita 

  • “God has a redemption story for you. He already sees what’s going on. —Jennifer DiVita 

 

 

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0:00.0

there is that rustling right so yeah it's not like it's super clean and easy where you're like

0:06.4

okay god just use me however you want to right no it's difficult because you do wrestle i don't

0:11.8

you don't want to give up being a state home mom i didn't want to see my marriage end i thought

0:16.9

when i got married that was it for life right and? And so all of those things that we think,

0:21.3

we make these great plans for ourselves. And then God laughs because he's like, yeah, no, that's

0:27.1

not the way it's going to go. And so we have to really surrender those plans and then be okay with

0:33.0

it. And it is a wrestling match.

0:40.9

Your listening to God Hears Her, a podcast for women where we explore the stunning

0:46.2

truth that God hears you.

0:48.7

Join our community of encouraging one another and learning to lean on God through scripture,

0:53.4

story, and conversation

0:55.5

at God hearsher.org. God hears her. Seek and she will find. Before we get into this episode,

1:04.8

I wanted to let you know that this episode will be talking about alcohol addiction and domestic

1:09.7

abuse. Please be mindful before listening to this conversation.

1:14.2

If you or someone you know needs help, please call the Domestic Abuse Hotline.

1:19.8

That's 800-799-7233.

1:24.7

Remember, you are so deeply loved.

1:31.4

As Erin and I have been talking, it's always, always,

1:37.5

wonderful to be in person and to have a guest in person because we really get a sense of our guests when we get to see them. When my youngest daughter was in preschool, she used to use this

1:42.6

term inhuman instead of in person.

1:45.4

And so I've borrowed it ever since. So it's so fun to be inhuman with our guest, Jennifer DeVita.

1:51.2

And Jennifer, you already, just in the short amount of time that we've been in the studio together,

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