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From Today’s Episode
In today’s episode, we talk about releasing the burden of figuring the Bible out all on your own.
If you've ever opened your Bible feeling like you should understand more, do more, or be better at this—you're not alone. This episode is about releasing the pressure to get it all right and learning to trust that God meets you exactly where you are. It's Christian encouragement for anyone who wants to read Scripture with less intimidation and more freedom.
Our Good God talks with us and we're created for life with Him, so let's experience more of it!
Verse
2 Timothy 3:16–17
"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work."
Psalm 119:18
"Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law."
James 1:5
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him."
Question
God, what does confidence in you look like as I read my Bible?
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From Today’s Episode
In today’s episode, we talk about how to partner with God in applying what you read in your Bible.
If you've ever felt unsure about how to apply what you're reading in the Bible, this episode is for you. We're exploring the difference between duct-taping fruit to ourselves and actually bearing fruit through connection with God—and how to hear from God about what He's inviting you into today. It's a conversation about partnering with God in transformation instead of trying to do it all yourself.
Our Good God talks with us and we're created for life with Him, so let's experience more of it!
Verse
James 1:22
"But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves."
Psalm 1:2–3
"But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers."
John 15:4–5
"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself,
unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him,
he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing."
Question
God, what's one way I can practice staying connected to you as I go about my day today?
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From Today’s Episode
In today’s episode, we talk about making prayer a lifestyle, even when you feel short on time.
What if prayer didn't have to be one more thing on your list, but could become the thread that holds everything together? This episode will teach you how to stay connected to God even when life feels overwhelming—because He wants to meet you in the car line, the laundry pile, and every in-between moment. Let's rediscover how to hear from God in the everyday.
Our Good God talks with us and we're created for life with Him, so let's experience more of it!
Verse
Psalm 46
Question
God, what small moment can become prayer instead of pressure?
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From Today’s Episode
In today’s guest episode, we talk about faith not being something you have to try to muster up ... because it isn't actually yours to create.
If you've ever felt like you don't have enough faith, this episode will shift something in you. We're unpacking Galatians 2:20 and discovering that faith isn't something you manufacture in your prayer closet—it's the perfect faith of Jesus already living inside you. This faith-based reflection offers a gentle invitation to stop striving and start receiving.
Our Good God talks with us and we're created for life with Him, so let's experience more of it!
Jason and Elizabeth Settle are passionate about guiding individuals to find freedom, resolve identity crises, and discover their true selves. Coaching, Biblical counseling, consulting, Also have the Settled Podcast and Settled Conference.
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Verse
Galatians 2:20 (KJV)
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
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From Today’s Episode
In today’s episode, we talk about feeling behind with your Bible reading plan and the guilt than can come on strong because of it.
Ever feel like you're failing at the very things meant to help you grow closer to God? This episode is your reminder that God doesn't wait for you to get it all together before He meets you—He's right there with you in the missteps, offering grace and a fresh start. Listen for Christian encouragement that will shift how you show up when you fall behind.
Our Good God talks with us and we're created for life with Him, so let's experience more of it!
Verse
Romans 8:1
"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."
Psalm 145:8–9
"The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The Lord is good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made."
Lamentations 3:22–23
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness."
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From Today’s Episode
In today’s episode, we talk about reading the Bible as a conversation with God.
What if your Bible reading could feel less like checking a box and more like an actual conversation with God—where He speaks, you respond, and your heart comes alive? In this episode, we're exploring how God opens Scripture to us through the Holy Spirit, just like He did for the disciples on the road to Emmaus. You'll discover practical encouragement for hearing from God in His Word, even when life feels overwhelming and you're not sure where to start.
Verse
Luke 24:27
"And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself."
Luke 24:30-32
30 When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. 32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?”
Question
God, what's something you want to show me today in scripture about who you are?
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From Today’s Episode
In today’s episode, we talk about when eternal life actually begins.
For years, I thought eternal life was something I'd experience someday in heaven—but Jesus says it's knowing God right now, in the middle of ordinary life. If you've been waiting to truly experience God until things slow down or you get it all together, this episode offers Christian encouragement to start living in that reality today. He's inviting you into something beautiful that's already available.
Our Good God talks with us and we're created for life with Him, so let's experience more of it!
Verse
John 10:10
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."
John 17:1-3
"When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, 'Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. "And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.'"
Question
God, how are you inviting me to participate more in eternal life with you today? And how can I notice you more in ordinary moments?
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From Today’s Episode
In today’s episode, we talk about the what to do when the Bible doesn't connect with you.
Ever felt like your Bible reading just isn't working—like you're showing up but God feels distant? This episode offers Christian encouragement for those dry, confusing moments when Scripture doesn't seem to connect, and reveals why your spiritual dryness might actually be an invitation to something deeper.
Verse
John 6:66-69
66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. 67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, 69 and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
Question
God, what's something new that you're challenging me with as I read the Bible?
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From Today’s Episode
In today’s episode, we talk about the best way to build a Bible reading plan.
Do you struggle to read your Bible often? Maybe you start strong in January but fizzle out by February. Or perhaps your Bible sits on the nightstand with the best intentions, but life just gets in the way...
Our Good God talks with us and we're created for life with Him, so let's experience more of it!
Verse
Psalm 119:105
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."
Jeremiah 33:3
"Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”
Question
God, where have I tried to read the Bible for You and how can I read with You instead?
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From Today’s Episode:
Welcome! We’re in our Small Steps, Big Faith Series and today’s topic is The Real Power of a Word for the Year.
Verse
Psalms 139:16-18
Question
God, what else do you want to share with me?
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