Learning To Surrender

How One Woman Found Healing Through Faith & Obedience

Her Story:

She didn’t grow up with a perfect faith, but she did grow up with seeds planted—seeds of truth, of grace, of who God is. Raised in California in a God-fearing home but missing discipleship, her relationship with the Lord was more ritual than reality. When she went off to college on a softball scholarship, life hit hard. Partying, pain, and emotional rejection led her deeper into the world and away from God.

By 2019, the weight of grief became unbearable. Two miscarriages, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and emotional brokenness nearly crushed her. Even the birth of her son, while a moment of purpose, couldn't take away the darkness. She blamed God, and like many of us, she didn’t understand that sometimes the breaking is part of the making.

But God never gave up on her.

The Turnaround

In 2023, something shifted. She felt led—almost nudged—to read her Bible. It wasn’t easy. Leviticus was a struggle. But then she stumbled across Jesus: A Theography at the library, and it wrecked her—in the best way. She became enamored with Jesus. As she read the Gospels, she wasn’t just reading about Him—she was encountering Him.

And the fire started.

One flight home in October 2023 sealed the deal. A terrifying moment in the air led her to cry out, not in fear, but in faith: “No. This is not how my story ends.” That moment became a turning point. She stopped running. She gave God her “yes.”

A Life of Consecration

Since then, she’s given up secular music, smoking, drinking, unhealthy relationships, ideologies, and even her car. One thing after another, she laid it all down—and not because it was easy. Because obedience mattered more.

Her words? “He’s been consecrating me for something bigger than I can even imagine.”

But obedience wasn’t enough. She had to learn the rhythm of surrender, obedience, and faithfulness. That became her heartbeat.

Surrender meant letting go of everything she thought she wanted.

Obedience meant walking in the dark, trusting the hand of God even when she couldn’t see the way.

Faithfulness meant showing up daily—when she was tired, confused, or felt nothing at all.

And every day she said “yes” again.

Walking in Boldness

Now, she walks in the light. She walks in divine purpose. And she’s not afraid anymore. She’s not perfect, but she’s positioned. She’s surrendered, obedient, and faithful. And that’s why she speaks boldly—because her confidence isn’t in herself, but in the One who called her.

Want to learn more about Adrena and her ministry? Check her out here!:

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She encourages others to stop playing games with God and answer the knock at the door. You don’t have to be perfect. You just need to say “yes.”

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