The Donavan Montrell Podcast

Redefine Your Baseline

What if your biggest problem isn’t discipline—but where you started?This episode breaks down the baseline that’s shaping your entire life. From the taboo truth of being “one with God” to the hidden cost of starting from a sinner mindset, this conversation reframes identity, repentance, and transformation at the root level. If the foundation is wrong, everything built on it will fight you. But when the starting point shifts, everything aligns. Get full access to Donavan Montrell at donavanmontrell.substack.com/subscribe [https://donavanmontrell.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

insight into instinct

Most people think they need more knowledge. More understanding.More clarity. But what if the real issue isn’t what you don’t know…it’s what you’re ignoring? This episode centers on one idea: instinct.Not surface-level instinct—but the original, God-given instinct placed inside of you from the beginning. Jesus didn’t just come to teach.He came to awaken. We break down the tension between instinct and intellect—how your learned thinking can actually fight against what God already put in you. And why pressure, discomfort, and life’s “shaking” moments aren’t random… they’re intentional. They’re designed to pull something out of you. This conversation goes deep into: Why God speaks to your origin, not your surface The difference between explanation and example What it means to take your seat on the throne of your mind How pressure is often the thing that activates what’s already in you You don’t need more information.You need activation. Because who you think you are right now…is nothing compared to who God knows you are. Get full access to Donavan Montrell at donavanmontrell.substack.com/subscribe [https://donavanmontrell.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Deja Vu

What if the distance you feel from God… isn’t real? In this episode, we break down a powerful truth: you’re not far — you’re this close. Through conversations on alignment, identity, and awareness, we unpack how most of us have been conditioned to think we’re separated from God — when in reality, we’ve been in it the whole time. This episode challenges everything you’ve been taught about sin, growth, and becoming. Because maybe it’s not about becoming something new… Maybe it’s about recognizing what’s already true. Get full access to Donavan Montrell at donavanmontrell.substack.com/subscribe [https://donavanmontrell.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Conditions

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Beyond Intellect

Peace is primary. But not all peace is the same. In this episode, we break down the difference between the peace the world gives and the peace Jesus leaves. You’ll discover how the pressure to have all the answers, control outcomes, and “know it all” is actually what disrupts your peace. We unpack the concept of “submitted doing” — moving without needing full understanding, staying connected to the One who does. When you release the need to figure everything out, you step into a flow that doesn’t strive, panic, or force results. You don’t need all the answers.You need alignment. Get full access to Donavan Montrell at donavanmontrell.substack.com/subscribe [https://donavanmontrell.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]