I recently discovered this podcast after a friend gave me a copy of Nothing is Wasted. I was so encouraged by the book, and continue to be encouraged daily as I listen my way through all of the episodes of the podcast. As a fellow sojourner on the road of suffering, I’m so encouraged by each person’s account of God’s faithfulness in the darkest of valleys. Thank you so much for making this content available and for helping me to discover purpose in the painful trials of life.

You are sharing a modern “hall of faith” with us! So encouraged by these stories to keep on when my own story feels like an interminable wilderness.

This podcast is truly so beautiful, helpful, impactful, so healing, educating & reassuring in so many ways. I met Davey and his sweet wife recently at our Women’s Flavour Conference at Lifepoint Church here in Fredericksburg, VA. Davey’s story about losing Amanda & their baby, & just his powerful testimony & this ministry in how Nothing is Wasted in the Kingdom of God and how God’s word stands true in how He really uses all things (all the good, bad & ugly)for our good but for His glory!-Romans 8:28 This scripture has always been my life verse and Davey’s ministry is just that. Helping others through their pain because of our own pain is so profoundly beautiful. I have experienced a lot of different kinds of pains & traumas myself & although I walk in Freedom everyday, I am now receiving good Christian Therapy from my own childhood pains, & traumas. Walking through my own childhood traumas then losing my mother, and both of my fathers between the ages of 15-16, then dealing with betrayal traumas in my marriage. But. God. Working through the pain, isn’t easy but is also isn’t wasted as Davey & his story is a living testimony to that. I am still learning there is great purpose in our pain & God uses every bit of it. I want to learn all I can about my pains because I know there is a higher purpose for me in it, and God is & will continue to use it all when we let Him. Davey and his ministry Nothing is Wasted is just the platform to an answered prayer that I’ve been praying about to help others find hope, encouragement and purpose in their pain and with God, I plan to do just that. Glory to God. Thank you Davey & your obedience to this ministry.

This podcast has been so impactful. As a mother who has had her own journey of grief and loss of a daughter, a miscarriage, and a divorce, this podcast has been so encouraging and helps me continue trusting Jesus and living with hope!

Sometimes grief lies to us and makes us think we are the only ones navigate earth-shattering pain. This podcast, for years, has been so encouraging to me. Not only do I remember that I’m not alone but I have heard story after story of Hope. The pain doesn’t last forever. God is faithful and good. This is not the end of the story. Nuggets of truth that continue to be heard week after week. I recommend this podcast for anyone looking to live a more resilient life.

The various guests and host Davey Blackburn vulnerably share their experiences of pain and the reality that there is no quick fix. But God (when we come to the place where we recognize only He can) uses the pain to transform us into the image of Christ. These podcasts are encouraging and reassuring that God has not abandoned us and nothing is wasted.

Lovely podcast, easy to listen to. So many helpful tips. Thank you!

I love all the conversations on this podcast, but Episode 316 with Kristen LeValley about the value of wrestling with faith questions really resonated with me. In a believer’s battle with chronic illness, questions arise year after year, about healing and wholeness and hope. I am grateful for the insight shared in this beautiful episode.

I started this podcast from the beginning and I listen to it while I’m driving, mowing lawn, cooking. Every single time I hear something I need to hear. I’m so grateful that this podcast is here to be a vessel for those who need it! Thank you !

I’ve listened to hundreds of podcasts. Yes, I’ve kissed a few frogs, but this is the Prince. These podcasts has everything. Bravo to the brave, courageous humans that bare their soul and their story to grow us, educate us and to deeper our sense of knowledge and compassion. “The one denominator in everyone’s life is pain”. Thank you for bravely sharing yours so transparently.

I just listened to episode 171 with Kristi and Aubrey talking on motherhood and I was so encouraged. My kids are teenagers and we’ve had a really rough couple of years parenting. They show no signs of walking with the Lord but I know God can draw them back to Himself in His time and in His way. That is what I pray for all the time. I am encouraged to be reminded that God made no mistake when He gave us these two kids and that He loves them more than we do. Also, Kristi’s example of when she was holding Weston’s hand and feeling like she is not the right mom for him resonated with me bc I always feel so inadequate as my kids’ mom, like I am a failure as a mom. Thanks for encouraging me and reminding me that God is the One in control of all things, especially my kids’ spiritual walk and that He can use each part of their stories to bring glory to Himself and for my kids’ good. Thank you for this podcast. I am always encouraged whenever I listen to it.

This episode guest were really good. But the anagram comments by Josh are terrible. The anagram is straight from the pit of satan. Im so disappointed that Josh thinks he is a #3. Don’t you think God would have given you a personality number had He wanted us to be known in that way. Anagram is like astrology. We are to stay away from that. God gives you your identity not anagram. So so disappointed that Christians are falling for this evil.

Just thank you.

So thankful to have found this podcast. I’m currently walking through the darkest season of my life with my 20 year marriage having ended in an unwanted divorce. The lord has used this podcast to continually encourage me and give me hope. Hearing stories of redemption and healing is so life giving. I can’t recommend this podcast enough. Even through the episodes that you think you won’t connect with because the stories are so different from your own, there is always something I take away. Pain truly is the common denominator in life and I love hearing how God turns people’s pain into purpose.

This is such a good, helpful & encouraging podcast!

I started listening to NIW podcast a few years ago, and so glad to have your cloud of witnesses in my ears on the regular! Thank you, Davey, Aubrey, and each guest who has interviewed with such vulnerability and generosity of time and spirit. Thank you to the crew behind the scenes for making each podcast happen so incredibly well, including the dude with the cool British accent who introduces you every time. From my own broken home and divorced parents, to spending adulthood sorting out the pieces, to a baseball-sized brain tumor when I was 35, to 4 miscarriages and years of infertility, 12 surgeries and many procedures trying to keep my Humpty Dumpty body together because of a weak connective tissue disease and accompanying syndromes, I have SO OFTEN identified with you and your guests who are fighting for our faith through the fiery trials of day do day living in this broken world. I LOVE how Jesus stands with us in these messy, plot-twisting places as He did with Daniel in his fiery trial. I love that in the same way the Bible has common themes of God’s deliverance and compassion, so, too, these many complete strangers with completely different stories share these same common themes of finding the companionship and goodness of Jesus in their storms. I am so grateful for your empathy and teaching as you host together, for helping me feel joined and less crazy on this winding road, a road which can feel so incredibly bumpy but yet eased and smoothed by the en-couraging testimonies being shared. Your podcast is a true cheerleading to press on toward the goal to which I’ve been called in Christ Jesus. Thanks, everyone!

Thank you so much for these messages of hope! I lost my husband to brain cancer in 2017. He was just 32 years old. We met serving In outreach ministry together and he was just an absolutely magical person. He’d dance in the middle of a department store and loved Jesus with a child like faith. I received all the typical “you’re young, you can remarry” comments from well intentioned family and friends. And it hurt to be shut out of the world of married people, couples- to loose my identity as a wife. So without realizing it, I busied myself and told myself I didn’t want love again. I really struggled with my relationship with God. I kept going to church and I told myself I wasn’t angry. I don’t know what I was feeling honestly, maybe numbness. Four years later I met someone who brought feelings up that I didn’t think I’d ever feel again. I dove head over heels, telling myself surely God wouldn’t allow me to fall for the wrong person after EVERYTHING I’ve been through. The next year ended up being toxic and I was filled with anxiety and depression from a relationship that wasn’t healthy. The relationship finally ended with me feeling even more callous about love. I was finally ready to admit I was very angry with God. But it just lead to more bitterness and brokenness. I wanted to believe God would protect me. I questioned how he could be so cruel to use this as a means to get through to me. I knew i had lied to myself. I knew that God would in fact let me fall for someone and get my heart broken all over again if it led to me seeking him. But I just didn’t know how to begin the journey of healing. Davey had visited my church nearly 2 years ago and I bought a pretty “coffee table “ book to support his ministry at the time that I put in a basket without realizing what a treasure I had in my hands.I found the podcast a few weeks ago after rewatching his sermon…which led me to the website where I saw a devotional on grief for sale. I put it in my cart and thought to myself, that looks familiar…sure enough it was the very same book in my basket right under my nose!! I’m six days in and listening to so many of the wonderful podcasts. I am finally starting to feel hope in whatever God has in store for me and handing all my sorrows and dreams over to him! Thank you so much for this ministry!!

I download this app just to leave a review. This podcast is a gift from the Lord. Thank you all for what you do in sharing so many stories. I’ve listened occasionally over the years and finally made it to episode 171 on motherhood. I just had my first child last year and she was born with multiple health concerns and one of them is a tethered spine. To hear Aubrey’s story with Nolan was such an amazing encouragement to me. None of the moms I know are going through health concerns with their kids and I didn’t realize until I was listening just how hard it has been impacting my life. I’ve always listened to this podcast as a way to learn more and help others through their pain because I haven’t had to go through those hard times. I just accepted my daughters health stuff as one more area of my life to give to the Lord. But to hear another mom talk about the EXACT things I was going through really hit me that it is a lot and it’s ok to acknowledge that sometimes it is painful. Thank you for ministering to me in a way I didn’t know I needed until listening. Thank you for your obedience to our King.

This podcast and ministry have had a profound impact on my life. My significant other lost his fiancé (also named Amanda) a month before they were to be married. She was brutally attacked and murdered. I have struggled to find any resource that can even come close to helping me figure out how to be a good partner to someone in this situation. When I heard about Davey’s story, the similarities were eerie. We have no one in my life who can relate to us. But God … He brought me the exact support I needed at the exactly perfect time. Listening to Davey helped me get a better understanding of what my boyfriend is going through while hearing Kristi’s perspective has made me feel like I have a friend who gets me. I have learned how to be a better partner & person because of this podcast. You both have ministered to me on so many different levels and I cannot thank you enough. My hope is that my boyfriend will eventually be ready to listen in. I know this will be the support he needs one day. Thank you for using your pain to bring purpose and hope to my life!

Wow, what a incredible podcast and ministry you have here. I have listened to 4 of your podcast over the last two days and have been really touched. I have made notes and plan to purchase some books related to each podcast I’ve recently listened to. I suffered a great loss in 2020 and feel as though I have just been trying to survive and slowly put my broken heart together. These episodes have been touching and inspiring. Thank you!

I so very much appreciate this podcast and ministry and appreciate Davey ministering to others so authentically out of the devastation that he personally experienced. He often speaks truth and encouragement directly to his guests as well and truly has an empathetic heart towards those who have experienced trauma and pain. 💕

Thank you NIW team for creating such an incredible podcast. Every episode inspires me to seek the Lord and be closer to Him than I was before. Whether you are just now exploring the claims of Christ or have been a Christian most of your life, you will walk away from each episode feeling refreshed and encouraged.

This podcast is food for my soul and hope for my heart. Last October, my husband/best friend passed away unexpectedly, leaving me a 44 yr old widow with three children at home. From day one, I have said “I don’t understand why, but I trust you Lord.” My biggest prayer has been that He would use my husband’s life and passing to draw others to Him. This podcast is exactly what I need. Every morning, I feast on the hope, truth, and encouragement that Davey and guests share. This podcast has helped me lean into my deep suffering and see it from God’s perspective. What a healing gift that has been. Thank you Davey for allowing God to use your pain. By the way, this summer I hosted a two day camp for kids and teens that have all lost a parent. I know my pain won’t be wasted either. Thank you and God bless you.

Most of the time I don’t include everything my family has gone through when I meet someone new. Why? It’s too much! And honestly not believable. So the reactions vary from awkward silence to awkward pity…and I don’t blame them. But it does get lonely. I’ve personally gone through breast cancer and abusive marriages, and live with MS and Lupus. My kids also have autoimmune diseases and a rare genetic syndrome. Struggles with mental health and church hurt have been horrific. Pick a trauma, we have probably experienced it. :) BUT, the way God has used this podcast and the variety of guests you interview is amazing. In one place, various situations of my own life are addressed and I can relate to so many things! I don’t have to search. I can trust books recommended, other accounts, etc. As a result, I’ve learned so much and feel surrounded rather than alone. Thank you for making this about the BIG picture and not just one single story.

It has been a little over three months since my husband lost his life to suicide. I have been trying to cope as best as I can all while raising our six month old son as a first time mom. Hearing these stories inspire me to have hope in this journey. The name of this podcast alone brings me peace. I’m so thankful to the people who are willing to share their stories.

What a huge blessing your podcast was to me this week! Your interview with Colleen and your post conversation helped to answer a question I’ve been struggling with in my grieving my Mom. She died two years ago and when I share my feelings with my siblings., they clam up leaving me feel isolated in my grief. I loved what Davey said, “When we walk with God in grief, HE expands our capacity for GRACE”. I will meditate on that and ask the Lord for HIS comfort…as it seems it’s not something they can walk through with me due to their own loss & grief. I’ve shared your podcast with others grieving loss of loved ones! Colleen’s journey is such a testimony ~ I’m still trying to wrap my mind & heart around what she shared in your interview with her. Praying for her miracle of healing along with you! ❤️ Thank you!

Oh man. This review is such a long time coming. In December of 2020, we found out our precious two year old Reese was diagnosed with Leukemia. I physically did not know how I was going to move forward. The level of pain and grief for my child was too much to bear. I had heard about Davey’s story from our pastor Kevin years ago and needed to know how he was able to move forward from his own devastation. I needed hope. That’s when I discovered this beautiful ministry. I devoured every single episode to and from the hospital in those tender first three months after our baby’s diagnosis. More than anything in those moments, I needed to know I was not alone and to see God‘s hand of mercy and redemption through other’s stories of pain. This is hands-down the best podcast I have listened to and I literally tell everyone about it who is walking through their own valley. Not only am I their number one hype woman, but I just signed up to go to Israel! I can’t wait to meet others walking through pain and encounter more of Jesus together. I dare you to start listening to this podcast weekly— The godly perspective, wisdom and encouragement you will gain is unparalleled. Thank you Davey and Aubrey for your relentless pursuit in helping others heal. So grateful for this ministry.

This is such an encouraging podcast that really helps people walk through pain and grief. Even for those who are not grieving I feel like this podcast invite you to draw closer to God in powerful ways.

This podcast is like a toolbox of practical wisdom and godly encouragement for navigating pain in life. Even if an episode's topic doesn't reflect my own experience, there is still value in the precious vulnerability these guests display in sharing their stories.

Episode 215 ..a path out of loneliness was so beautiful and powerful, as well as educational (for those who like to learn about the brain!). I will be re-listening to this one. Thanks to both Davey & Dr. Mark for sharing so authentically.

Davey, I appreciate these race conversations that you enter into and I hope to continue to hear more. There is a pain that our Black and brown brothers and sisters walk through that we only can experience as white folks through the telling of their stories. Keep amplifying their voices! They know all too well that God doesn’t waste their pain. Derwin said that preachers lose funding sometimes when they start talking about race. I’m making a donation to your ministry because you chose to talk about it. Thank you brother.

I’ve been struggling with several things lately and finally pulled the plug to reach out to a counseling center to see a therapist at…Mayfield Counseling. To my surprise, I turn on Nothing is Wasted today…and who are they interviewing? Dr. Mark Mayfield. Definitely felt this as a God wink!

Davey and Krista - the ‘Nothing Is Wasted’ podcast has blessed me for over a year now and I’ve finally sat down to write a review. My husband passed away in June 2020, when our only son was just 20months old, from a year and a half long battle with cancer. Nothing is Wasted was shared with me shortly after and it has given me SO much hope and WISDOM for this journey of loss, grief and widowhood. I’m so thankful for this ministry and all you guys are doing to bless others.

I just listened to your most recent podcast with Clarissa Moll. I know Clarissa, and her family and our family were in a home group together when they were still in Seattle. When Rob passed away, my husband played at his memorial service. I lost my husband 3 weeks ago unexpectedly and I’m walking in similar shoes 3 years later with my four kids. Listening to this particular episode has been a blessing and a nourishment to my grieving heart. Thank you for your ministry and providing hope and light in a time when it feels so dark.

One of my dear friends was suddenly widowed three years ago, she was pregnant at the time & had a one year old. She has recently become certified to be a Pain to Purpose coach and She introduced me to your program as I recently lost my young adult son to suicide. I was captivated by the first podcast I listened to, so I have gone back to the beginning of your show and I’m slowly working through all the podcasts. I listen daily and I too am sharing it with others. Even though the stories have tragic circumstances, there’s always hope and redemption. Your podcast stories are a continual reminder of the eternal perspective of this life and His big plan of redeeming all the evils and pain and suffering in this Earth. There is a common thread in all the stories and it rings true in mine and it is God’s Love story to bring us to Himself! No matter the tragedy, He gets the final say, not the enemy and his schemes. Through my sons transition from the Earthly realm, I experienced the Heavenly realm. And, God continues to make much Good out of what the enemy stole from our family and He is revealing His Glory throughout all of it, & I have never felt so deeply Loved by the body of Christ as I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. Thank you for listening to God’s call on your life and all that you do in creating this ministry. I am so deeply sorry for your loss Davey of your Amanda and baby. Blessings to you and your precious family and all those you Love!!

This pod cast really warms my soul. It has help me process my own trama along with my daughters for the past 3 years. It’s hard to find people who will talk about their pain and hurts with true venerability in person. No one wants to be labeled or viewed in a light that is not positive. This pod cast is where I have found healing through these peoples stories. As they share their stories it has helped me walk in my own past so that I can heal, examine my own heart, and look to the God of hope who can heal all wounds!

Everyone experiences some pain in their lives, whether traumatic or not. The stories of people working through their pain are very helpful in giving hope that you are not alone and the pain isn’t wasted in God’s economy. This podcast has not only helped me work through my own pain, it has also helped me to be more compassionate and encouraging to others dealing with their own pain.

I discovered this podcast several months ago when I was walking through a very dark time. I definitely believe it was no accident. God has used and continues to use these personal stories and testimonies to bring me healing while speaking words of life and truth into my life. I am so thankful for this ministry. It is truly a blessing and a life saver.

These podcasts cover such deep pain and traumatic stories and being such healing! Sharing how Jesus truly meets us in the pain and darkness has brought me deeper into my own pain that maybe would haven’t had the opportunity to be processed. Thank you!

Davey represents the best of humanity and the best of divinity in reflecting on the postponement of Amanda’s trial. I realized EACH person can be blessed by looking at ANY circumstance with the good eye with which God sees EVERY thing.

As a pastor’s wife, mom, ministry leader, & Christ follower, this podcast encourages me so much. I am so thankful for this resource & ministry that helps me in my daily walk with the Lord.

This podcast has definitely been so encouraging in many ways as a mother, wife, pastor and having to do daily counseling sections in our community of faith sometimes we think we have seen and heard it all. But honestly every story is more and more profound every time I listen to your podcast definitely it blesses my heart. Every story starts with pain and is so powerful and it blesses my heart to hear how our Redemmer always shows up in the middle of every storm and every pain, He always shows up. Pastor Davey I your heart and all that you do with every episode bringing hope after your own pain God never takes nothing for granted and that’s why nothing is wasted. Thank you for continuing to share hope thru the stories, testimony and the gospel. The testimonies bring hope and the word given in this podcast definitely brings the courage to embrace the pain even when people think there’s no way out. And for such of time like this The Lord has call you to use this platform (Romans 8:28) many blessings to you your family and ministry.

One of my sisters has told me many times about how amazing this podcast is. I just kept saying “maybe I’ll check it out sometime.” Having my marriage end through divorce recently and being in such an uncertain season, I finally decided to give it a listen for the first time last week. I’ve only heard a few episodes so far and I can’t tell you how much they have helped me to know I’m not alone in the pain I am facing. In the moments when overwhelming thoughts flood in saying I just wasted years of my life, I now remind myself “Nothing Is Wasted” God is so good, I am thankful for what you are doing with this Podcast and I am now sharing it with others.

I’m really disappointed in episode #195. Your guest stated that since he was working in a deli - God was done with him. He describes it as a job that really showed him he was a nobody. That’s not a true Christian attitude at all in my book. He was working there as “an inbetween” job, and I get that. But whose to say that is a crap job?? I personally don’t work in food retail but have high respect for those that do. I hope he’s changed his stance on that. This episode is very downgrading to those who want to serve the Lord but aren’t working in ministry. Serving the Lord has nothing to do with working in the church. I think that should be clarified. Bless you all!

I have been listening to this podcast for several years and just love it! Each episode is so gripping and I love hearing how through the pain and agony and suffering each person has walked through, they share how the Lord has brought them through to a place of hope and healing. I have shared many episodes with friends that have walked through similar circumstances. It encourages me to continue trust the Lord in new ways and to know that God is tenderly caring for me and can and will use my pain in ways I can’t even imagine. Thank you Thank you!!

I’ve endured much tragedy, disappoint and trauma the last few years. This podcast gives me hope for the future and let’s me know I’m not alone.

This podcast has stretched my faith, grown my love for Jesus and brought healing to my heart! It reminds me that on the other side of the tragedy in my family’s lives, there is hope, grace and powerful truth to receive from Jesus!!

These podcasts have helped me through some of my darkest days. It is so comforting to hear the stories of others who have gone before me on some painful paths. Thank you for taking what the enemy intended for evil, and using it for good. God is using your ministry in profound ways.

I always share these stories with my friends and family. It has a lot to offer and a lot of amazing stories. ❤️ Keep up the great, hard work and stories

Just listened to episode 172 on child loss. I lost my son 10 years ago to stupid cancer when he was just 21 months old. I could relate to them so much. When my son should have been in 2nd Grade and celebrating his First Holy Communion, we sent a check to our friend who is a Pastor. We told him to find a boy in his church who couldn’t afford a new suit and gift it to that family in our sons honor