Nadia Ibrahim Mossburg: Faith, Disability, and the Heart of God

What if the things the world sees as limitations are not limitations in the eyes of God?

In this episode of A Woman’s Heart, I’m joined by Nadia Ibrahim Mossburg, author of Divinely Disabled. Born with cerebral palsy, Nadia has spent much of her life navigating disability—not only personally, but professionally. With more than two decades of experience advocating for people with disabilities through disability policy at the national, state, and local levels, Nadia has worked to create greater equity in employment, emergency management, public health, and transportation.

But Divinely Disabled is deeply personal. Nadia wrote the book she wished she had growing up—a book that could help people understand disability through the lens of faith and remind them that their identity and worth are not determined by what the world considers a limitation.

We talk about Nadia’s journey with cerebral palsy, her journey to faith, and what she has learned about God through the hard chapters of her life. Most importantly, we talk about why every person matters to God.

Disability can happen to any of us at any point in our lives, but Nadia reminds us that people with disabilities are people first—unique individuals made by God, with inherent dignity, purpose, and value.

And perhaps this conversation is for more of us than we realize. Because all of us have aspects of our lives we wish were different. All of us have chapters we would not have chosen. Yet God can use even those things we don't consider praiseworthy to glorify Himself.

3 Key Takeaways

1. Your worth is not determined by your limitations.

2. God can use the parts of our story we wish were different.

3. God is present in every chapter—including the hard ones.

Nadia Ibrahim Mossburg, born with cerebral palsy, uses her degrees in English, journalism, and social work, along with her experience as a senior advisor in disability policy, to improve disability policy at the national, state, and local levels. For more than two decades, she has advocated for greater equity, better employment, emergency management, public health, and public transportation. For more than three decades, she has also led Bible studies and served on many teams at her church. Nadia and her husband, Mathew, live in the Nashville area with their three cats and Watson, Nadia's third service dog, who is now enjoying retirement. https://divinelydisabled.com/