Obedience isn’t always easy. In fact, sometimes it costs us everything we once used to keep the peace—silence, suppression, self-protection.

But what if healing required us to stop hiding? What if surrender meant allowing others to misunderstand us for a season while we finally come home to the truth of who we are?

In this episode, I open up about the burden of silence I’ve carried for years—the pain I suppressed to keep the peace, the stories I swallowed because they were too uncomfortable for others to hear. But God didn’t create me to live in the shadows of someone else’s comfort. He called me to heal. He called me to speak. And He called me to obey.

I talk about what it means to walk in obedience when your healing shakes others. About releasing stories not out of blame, but out of surrender. About being misunderstood, hurt, and still choosing to trust God’s process. I share how caregiving for my mother is opening up unexpected layers of grace and insight, and how I’m learning that truth-telling and love can co-exist—even when it’s hard.

If you’re wrestling with what it means to obey God when others don’t understand your healing… this episode is for you.

🔑 Scriptures:

• John 15:10–11 — “That My joy may remain in you...”

• Isaiah 43:2 — “When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned...”

Let this be your invitation to surrender more deeply, speak more boldly, and trust more fully. There is joy on the other side of obedience—even when the path is painful.

If this episode stirred something in you… don’t push it away. Sit with it. Pray through it. Write it out. And know—you are not alone.

If you haven’t subscribed yet, please do. And share this with someone else who needs the courage to obey, even when it hurts.

If this episode stirred something in you… don’t push it away. Sit with it. Pray through it. Write it out. And know—you are not alone.

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I hope you leave encouraged, reminded that faith really does overcome fear — one small step, one surrendered heart at a time.

Stay rooted in His Word, anchored in His love, and confident that God is working in every part of your story.

Take care, friend —

"Until we meet again, may you always choose faith over fear."

For more words of encouragement, check out my writing on the ⁠WhyFaithOverFear⁠ Substack.