Show Summary: What is an object in your life that you care deeply about? Maybe it’s your wedding ring or a family scrapbook filled with photos of the people you love or a shirt you wore on one of the best days of your life. How would you handle losing that special thing? Over the summer, a family barn filled with countless treasures belonging to Eryn Eddy Adkins’ family unexpectedly burned down during a storm. Join host Elisa Morgan as she asks Eryn how she’s depending on God after their devastating loss. You do not want to miss this bonus episode of the God Hears Her podcast! 

Notes and Quotes: 

“I’m going to reveal how much this matters to me in my tears.” —Eryn Eddy Adkins 

“How beautiful it is to know that there is tragedy and still go toward it. And I think that there is something to take from that when you’re in community.” —Eryn Eddy Adkins 

“I needed to wrestle with those feelings right away, because I really just wanted to understand Him. I wanted to understand what plan He had for my parents and what He has for my family.” —Eryn Eddy Adkins 

“I am so resolved in knowing that the Lord is fully in every detail.” —Eryn Eddy Adkins 

“When tragedy strikes, God asks us to be faithful, to trust Him. To not look like some cut out version of Christianity that we’ve made up, but to simply look for Him.” —Elisa Morgan 

Verses:  

Jeremiah 31:25 

Related Episodes: 

• GHH Ep 41 – Beauty in the Midst of Despair with Ruth Naomi Floyd: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/beauty-in-the-midst-of-despair-with-ruth-naomi-floyd/ 
• GHH Ep 101 – Life After Tragedies with Julia Pinkster: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/life-after-tragedies/ 

Links:  

• God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191 
• Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM 
• Discovery Series Booklet: https://www.odbm.org/en/discovery-series/borrowing-gods-calm/borrowing-gods-calm-isaiah-40-and-the-coming-of-the-king