From Striving to Surrender with Jodanna Knabe (Part 2)

From Striving to Surrender with Jodanna Knabe (Part 2)

Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey and life’s chaos through faith and practical change? This conversation between Jenny Bushkell and guest Jodanna Kanabe zooms in on going from constant striving and fight-or-flight living to genuine surrender to Christ. Jodanna, a speaker, author, mentor and founder of the Lampstand Life Method, talks about uncluttering life from the inside out. It’s less about colour-coded cupboards and more about making space in your heart, habits, and home for what matters most.

She explains her 12-week mentoring programme, where clients receive daily support, weekly Zoom sessions, and even a built-in Sabbath day to learn rest. As she puts it, "Everybody needs uncluttering on some level." You’ll hear how God gave her a series of words—"set, trust, abide, seek, ask, submit, commit, cease, delight, rest, receive"—that became the backbone of her journaling devotional *By the Light of His Presence: Staying Rooted Through Every Season*.

Jodanna shares how time with God, intentional quiet, and simple obedience slowly re-shaped her life after years of trying to prove herself as a single mum running her own business. One powerful part of the episode is her story of a mission trip to Nepal, where joy in the midst of poverty cracked her view of consumerism back home.

That experience deepened her compassion and her desire to help others let go of excess, expectations and the pressure to "do it all" so they can finally find peace and joy.

Themes of surrender, healing, and hope run throughout, grounded in scripture such as 2 Corinthians 1:4 and the reminder that "there is healing and there is hope." If your life feels cluttered—emotionally, spiritually, or literally—this episode offers a gentle nudge to slow down, make space for God, and ask: what might change if you truly surrendered everything?