In this honest and deeply personal episode, we explore the difference between saying you believe God loves you and actually trusting that love when you feel broken, exhausted, and unsure how to keep going.

I shares my story of growing up with a fear-based belief in God, the comfort I found as a child singing “Jesus Loves Me” through the night, and the moment in her early 20s when everything felt like it was falling apart—sitting on the bedroom floor, overwhelmed, battling dark thoughts, and wondering:

“If God really loves me… why am I feeling like this?”

If you’ve ever wrestled with thoughts like that, you are not alone.

This episode gently walks you through 5 powerful biblical truths that will help you shift from fear-based belief to a deeper, more honest faith rooted in God’s presence—even in your hardest moments.

• Why believing in God out of fear is different from trusting His love
• How painful thoughts can make you question what you believe
• Why God’s love is not based on how you feel
• How to recognize that your thoughts are not always truth
• What it means that God is close to the brokenhearted
• Why God’s love doesn’t always remove the struggle—but meets you in it
• The truth that nothing—not even your darkest thoughts—can separate you from Him

• Romans 5:8
• 2 Corinthians 10:5
• Psalm 34:18
• John 16:33
• Romans 8:38–39

If you are in a place right now where you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or even questioning your faith…

Please hear this:

You are not alone You are not “bad” for having hard thoughts You are not too broken to be loved

God’s love does not disappear in your struggle. It meets you right there.

Instead of trying to have perfect faith…

Take one small step today:

Be honest with God about where you really are

If this episode spoke to you, share it with someone who might need to hear it.

You are deeply seen. You are fully loved. And you are never alone.

XO,

Jodie Lynn