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Do you know God loves you—but still struggle to truly believe you are completely, unconditionally loved by Him?

It’s possible to love God, serve Him, and faithfully follow Him while quietly wondering whether you’re really enough. In the opening of Colossians, Paul points us toward a different way of living—one rooted in faith, hope, and agape love. Instead of working to become worthy of God’s love, what if you became so secure in the love He has already given you that it changed how you live?

In this episode, you’ll:

• Discover how becoming secure in God’s unconditional love can bring greater freedom from fear, shame, and insecurity.
• Learn how to shift from trying to earn God’s love to living confidently because you already have it.
• Understand how allowing your roots to grow deeper into God’s love can transform the way you love, trust, and live.

Play this episode to begin replacing the pressure to prove yourself with the confidence, security, and freedom that come from knowing you are completely loved by God.

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New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

To connect with Betsy for speaking, resources, or curriculum head to
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A Christian podcast centered on Jesus, the Bible, and God explores faith through the Old Testament and New Testament, sharing Bible stories and Bible explained insights to help women of faith and Jesus followers grow in faith, strengthen their relationship with God, and know God more deeply through Bible study, women Bible study, and practical Christianity, all while encouraging spiritual growth, understanding identity in Christ, and learning to understand Bible teachings to become closer to God.

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Do you know that God has made you worthy—or are you still trying to prove your worth through what you know, do, or accomplish?

We can easily fall into the belief that knowing more, doing more, or becoming better will somehow make us more worthy of God. But Paul’s prayer for the Colossians points us toward something different. God has already made us worthy through Jesus. When we begin living from that truth, we can grow in wisdom, mature in our faith, bear fruit, and find His strength to endure the challenges life brings.

In this episode, you’ll:

• Discover how accepting the worth God has already given you can free you from trying to earn what He freely provides.
• Learn how godly wisdom and spiritual understanding help you recognize what’s true and grow toward greater spiritual maturity.
• See how yielding to God’s work in you can help you bear fruit, endure difficult seasons, and experience greater hope.

Play this episode to discover how living from your God-given worth can help you grow in spiritual maturity, face life’s challenges with His strength, and become more deeply rooted in the truth of who you are in Christ.

Download Companion Guide: https://betsymarvin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/colossians-companion-guide-1.pdf

New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

To connect with Betsy for speaking, resources, or curriculum head to
https://betsymarvin.com/contact-me/

For access to past podcasts and transcripts, head to
https://betsymarvin.com/podcasts/

A Christian podcast centered on Jesus, the Bible, and God explores faith through the Old Testament and New Testament, sharing Bible stories and Bible explained insights to help women of faith and Jesus followers grow in faith, strengthen their relationship with God, and know God more deeply through Bible study, women Bible study, and practical Christianity, all while encouraging spiritual growth, understanding identity in Christ, and learning to understand Bible teachings to become closer to God.

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What would change if you truly believed that, because of Jesus, God sees you as holy, flawless, and restored?

It can be easy to let your past, your failures, or your circumstances determine how you see yourself. But Colossians 1 points us toward a much firmer foundation: the supremacy of Jesus and what His sacrifice means for our relationship with God. In this episode of Moments to Ponder, Betsy explores why Jesus is at the center of creation, redemption, and our new identity—and how these truths can give us supernatural peace and unshakable hope.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why Colossians describes Jesus as the visible image of the invisible God and the One who holds all things together.
• What it means to be reconciled to God and seen as holy, flawless, and restored through Christ.
• How knowing who Jesus is—and who you are because of Him—can give you a firm foundation for greater peace, confidence, and hope.

Press play to spend a few moments in Colossians 1 and discover how the truth of who Jesus is can strengthen your faith and help you live with unshakable hope.

Download Companion Guide: https://betsymarvin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/colossians-companion-guide-1.pdf

New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

To connect with Betsy for speaking, resources, or curriculum head to
https://betsymarvin.com/contact-me/

For access to past podcasts and transcripts, head to
https://betsymarvin.com/podcasts/

A Christian podcast centered on Jesus, the Bible, and God explores faith through the Old Testament and New Testament, sharing Bible stories and Bible explained insights to help women of faith and Jesus followers grow in faith, strengthen their relationship with God, and know God more deeply through Bible study, women Bible study, and practical Christianity, all while encouraging spiritual growth, understanding identity in Christ, and learning to understand Bible teachings to become closer to God.