Awake & Aligned Podcast

144. What Are You Still Holding That He Has Been Asking You to Release

June 17, 2026

What weight are you still holding that God has been asking you to release?

You’ve been capable, responsible, prepared, and strong for so long that putting something down may feel like failure. Maybe it’s a role, a title, a seat at the table, or the quiet need to keep proving yourself.

In this episode, Dr. Phyllis shares a personal story from 2020, when she was transitioning out of a leadership role and trying to hold on to another one. What felt like rejection became mercy. God’s “no” became the release she could not choose for herself.

This is a gentle reminder that surrender is not losing your grip. It is placing the weight in the hands that have been open all along.

You are allowed to set it down.

This week’s reflection:

What am I still holding that God has been asking me to release?

In this episode:

(0:29) The question God may be asking you

(2:57) Dr. Phyllis shares her 2020 leadership story

(5:04) Asking God for strength to carry what He was asking her to release

(7:52) The cost of proving yourself

(9:02) When God’s “no” becomes mercy

(12:02) Surrender is placing the weight in God’s hands

(13:16) The Landing Lounge waitlist: thebelowthecircle.com

Full plate. Quiet emptiness. It’s not too late to land.

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