When Life Doesn’t Go the Way You Planned: Trusting God in Unexpected Seasons of Motherhood & Letting Go of Your Timeline

When Life Doesn’t Go the Way You Planned: Trusting God in Unexpected Seasons of Motherhood & Letting Go of Your Timeline

From Mama Walks With Jesus :Daily Encouragement for living out real faith in motherhood. by erin roese

March 26, 2026 · 10 min · Episode 27

About this episode

This episode discusses how to trust God during unexpected seasons of motherhood and the importance of letting go of personal timelines.

Have you ever looked at your life and thought… this isn’t what I planned? Maybe you thought you were finished having babies, ready for a quieter season of motherhood, or finally moving into the next chapter of life. Then suddenly everything shifted. In this episode, we’re talking about what it looks like to trust God when your plans and His plans don’t seem to line up. If you’re in a season that feels unexpected, overwhelming, or just different than what you imagined, you are not alone. We’re walking through three simple but powerful ways to navigate a season of change: ✨ How to process the emotions that come with unexpected seasons✨ How to release the timeline you had in mind✨ How to find peace and trust that God’s plan is still good Key Bible Verses 📖 Proverbs 19:21 (ESV)“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” 📖 Isaiah 55:8–9 (ESV)“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” If you're struggling to let go of what you thought this season would look like and trust…

People in this episode

Host: erin roese

Topics covered

  • trusting God
  • unexpected motherhood
  • letting go of plans
  • emotional processing
  • finding peace

Keywords

  • motherhood
  • faith
  • trust
  • plans
  • change
  • encouragement
  • peace

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Proverbs 19:21, Isaiah 55:8–9

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