Trust in God When Obedience Makes No Sense: Healing, Freedom, and Identity with Desiree

Trust in God when obedience makes zero sense on paper. In this episode, Desiree shares a raw, hope-filled story of walking back to the Lord after loneliness, hearing loss, and a season of rebellion that got dark fast. Her turning point came in a desperate moment, pregnant and overwhelmed, when she saw a picture of Jesus reaching His hand down and inviting her to take it. And she did.

Desiree talks about how that one yes became the start of a whole new life. She shares the next step God gave her clearly, to keep her baby, and the promise that He would be her husband and her child's Father. Even with depression, uncertainty, and long stretches that still did not feel easy, she kept moving toward Him. And over time, she began to see "monuments" of His faithfulness.

We also talk about how healing happens in layers. Desiree describes it like peeling an onion. God reveals one lie at a time, then replaces it with truth from Scripture. You will hear what it looks like to pause, ask for help, and practice taking thoughts captive into obedience to Christ. And we get honest about triggers, fear, and that instinct to pull away when you feel hurt, even with God.

One of my favorite lines from this conversation is her reminder that reactions come from a hurt heart, but responses come from a healed one. Desiree shares how she is learning to look for the root instead of band-aiding the symptoms, and why doing the work with God is painful for a little while, but worth it for the freedom on the other side.

If you feel stuck in striving, exhausted from trying to fix everything, or secretly afraid you are insignificant, this episode will meet you gently. We talk about being still with the Lord, being honest, and letting Him carry what was never meant to be on your shoulders. Because your value is not what you do. It is who you are in Him. And that truth changes everything.