What are you struggling to let go of? Why does surrender often feel more like giving up than growing stronger? In this conversation, we explore the freedom of surrender and discover that surrender isn’t weakness—it’s an invitation to deeper trust, healing, and transformation through God’s grace.
Freedom of Surrender Instead of Control
When we release our grip on control, we make room for the Living Water that truly satisfies.
Welcome to the second episode of our Summer Book Club mini-series, The Grace of Surrender, where we’re exploring three transformational books that invite us into deeper trust, open hands, and a richer experience of God’s grace.
Freedom of Surrender on the Page
This week, Jennifer sits down with bestselling author Mary DeMuth, author of The Freedom of Surrender and Restory Your Life. As a survivor of childhood trauma, Mary understands what it means to wrestle with pain, healing, and the long journey toward trusting God.
Together, they discuss why surrender is one of the most misunderstood practices of the Christian life and how it becomes the pathway to healing rather than defeat.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What surrender really means—and what it doesn’t
- Mary’s story of trauma, healing, and redemption
- How community plays an essential role in restoration
- Finding your identity in Christ instead of your past
- Spiritual practices that cultivate a life of surrender
- The simple prayer Mary prays whenever surrender feels impossible
Whether you’re carrying grief, disappointment, shame, fear, or simply feel exhausted from trying to control every outcome, this conversation reminds us that surrender isn’t the end of the story—it’s often where God begins writing something beautiful.
If you’ve ever felt disqualified because of your past or wondered if your story could ever be redeemed, this episode offers a gentle invitation to experience God’s grace through the freedom of surrender.
💬 Freedom of Surrender Quotes from Mary DeMuth:
“The Lord uses the way He made you as an avenue for healing.”
“An untold story never heals.”
“Lord, I can’t. You can. Help.'”
Resources Mentioned:
🌿 Mary’s books The Freedom of Surrender and Restory Your Life
🌿 Mary’s Substack newsletter
🌿 Pray Every Day Podcast
🌿 Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
🎶 Mary’s go-to grace song, Gratitude by Brandon Lake
Connect with Mary DeMuth:
Website: marydemuth.com
Instagram: @MaryDeMuth
YouTube: @MaryDeMuth
Related Episodes:
Ep. 88 I Don’t Have to Hold It All Together with Nichole Suvar
Ep. 60 Healing from Life’s Deepest Hurts with Kim Haar
Ep. 45 Embracing Grace, A Summer in the Psalms | Psalm 91
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👉🏼Living the Grace Life is the place where real grace meets real life. Host Jennifer Sakata helps bridge the gap between grace as a theological idea and lived practice in everyday moments of faith, encouraging listeners to experience forgiveness, freedom, and trust that they then extend to others.