Radical Obedience in a Chaotic World | Brenda Palmer on Divine 9, Idolatry, and Waiting on God

Episode 6 features Brenda in a powerful conversation on faith, obedience, identity, and the tension between spiritual surrender and modern mental health culture.Brenda shares the heart behind her book The Journey of Yes, framing life as a continuous decision to say yes to God. She reflects on her faith journey beginning at a young age, navigating seasons of obedience, distance, and return, and what it has meant to trust God through uncertainty and transition.From there, we explore the balance between God and therapy, the subtle ways idolatry shows up in everyday life, and the challenge of letting go of identities, roles, and systems that compete with full surrender. This episode invites a deeper level of self awareness, discipline, and submission especially in seasons that feel unclear or uncomfortable.This conversation challenges the idea that anything outside of God can define or sustain you. It calls you into alignment, ownership, and obedience even when it means releasing what once felt secure.What we cover:• Saying yes to God and the foundation of The Journey of Yes• Brenda’s faith journey through seasons of obedience, distance, and return• God and therapy and understanding both as tools, not saviors• The danger of idolizing mental health professionals and avoiding responsibility• Idolatry in everyday life including food, identity, and external roles• Letting go of coping mechanisms formed in difficult seasons• The Divine Nine, legacy, and questioning deeper spiritual roots• Church as a foundation for identity, community, and accountability• Navigating seasons of waiting, stillness, and transition• Releasing past identities and submitting to what God is doing nowFollow RaQuel on Instagram: @raquel_the_capacity_expertSubscribe on YouTube: @capacityconvosJoin the newsletter: newsletter Subscribe, rate, and share CapacityConvos