What if the very thing you’re gripping so tightly is what’s keeping you from peace? In this heartfelt episode of the Faith Through Fiction miniseries, I open up about how writing Loosed—book three in The Lambswool Chronicles—became a mirror for my own struggle with control and surrender. Like Michal, the daughter of King Saul and wife of King David, I discovered that faith isn’t about forcing doors open but waiting to see which ones God unlocks.

Through the writing process, I realized that “letting go” isn’t spiritual passivity. It’s active trust. It’s believing that God’s timing is kinder than my striving, and that His care is enough, even when I can’t see what’s next.

1. Letting Go Doesn’t Mean Giving Up. It Means Trusting Differently. True surrender invites us to release control without losing conviction. ...