Hands up I totally surrender

Hands up I totally surrender

Get ready to be moved by real-life accounts of faith, fear and letting go, as Pastor Lisa McIntosh talks about what "total surrender" really means. Speaking from one of her favourite outdoor spots, she reflects on Galatians Chapter 2 and asks a blunt question: are you handing your whole life over to Jesus, or still clinging to control?

The episode focuses on the idea that a surrendered heart covers mind, body, soul and spirit, and that life’s true purpose isn’t chasing billions or worldly success, but living out the calling God has always had in place. Pastor Lisa points out how easy it is to turn children, jobs, relationships or even ourselves into idols, and she prays honestly for God to remove those idols in her own life.

You’ll hear her say, "When you give your life to Jesus Christ and he becomes Lord of your life, you no longer belong to yourself." For anyone wrestling with addiction, destructive habits or health issues, there’s a strong message about obedience and daily dependence on God.

She talks about bad medical reports as "just a report", reminding you that "God has the final word" and that sometimes healing involves practical steps like surgery, medicine, and getting up to walk when God says, "go". Pastor Lisa also prays for Anita and her non-believing family, asking that Anita’s lifestyle and forgiveness become a light that even her father Hector notices, opening the door for wider family change.

Throughout, she warns that chasing other "gods" – whether substances, social media or status – wrecks peace, while surrender brings the joy of the Lord that money can’t buy. If you’re caught between faith and fear, control and surrender, or old habits and a new life, this episode offers a heartfelt challenge: what would it look like to truly hand everything over and stay surrendered, even on the hard days?