EP 105: Remain in My Love (John 15): The Secret to Joyful Obedience
In Totality with Megan Ashley
Megan Ashley
4.9 • 4.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
In Totality Podcast is back for a season 3 return this week!
This season is anchored in John 15, where Jesus says, “Remain in My love.” And so I want to slow down with you and allow scripture to call us back to something we forget so easily: joyful obedience doesn’t come from striving, it comes from abiding.
So many of us are trying to follow God from a place of pressure, like we have to earn closeness, approval, or prove we’re “doing enough.” But Jesus doesn’t invite us into performance. He invites us into relationship. Into a life where we stay connected to Him, and the fruit comes from finding Joy in our lives with Him, not from dreaded works.
As I read and reflect, I talk about what this can look like in real life: when you’ve been “doing all the right things” but you’re losing joy, so your relationship with God starts to feel transactional. We talk about identity, living as sons and daughters, not as servants, and what it means to receive His love before you try to get your life together on your own.
This episode is for anyone who feels tired of trying… tired of striving… tired of carrying their walk with God like a weight. If you’ve been asking, “Why does obedience feel so hard?” or “Why do I feel far even when I’m doing everything?” I pray this reminds you: you don’t need to try harder, just abide in Him.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, family? Before we jump into today's episode, I want to share something close to my heart, |
| 0:05.5 | our in totality Patreon community, The Village. If you ever listen to the podcast and you thought, |
| 0:10.8 | wow, I really wish there was more, this is exactly why I created this space. You'll receive |
| 0:16.2 | early access to every episode, so while others are hearing it for the first time, you'll already be watching |
| 0:21.6 | it and soaking it in. But it's not just that. You'll also get access to the Inotality do |
| 0:26.6 | docu-series, which is like my vlog, which shows what I do when I'm not on the podcast. And that's not |
| 0:32.4 | it. You'll also be the first to know about merch drops, events, and opportunities to connect in real life. |
| 0:39.3 | One of my favorite parts is our Bible study and book clubs where we're walking through |
| 0:43.3 | scripture together and encouraging one another in the faith. On Patreon, we are building a |
| 0:48.9 | community that truly desires a relationship with the Lord, pursues truth and supports one another. And I would love for |
| 0:55.8 | you to be a part of that. So if you want more, come join the village on Patreon. The link is in the |
| 1:01.5 | description and I can't wait to see you there. |
| 1:08.7 | Francis Chan just came out with a book called Beloved. |
| 1:11.3 | I still believe that we need to be extremely serious about our walk with the Lord. |
| 1:16.2 | But I started to read this book and I felt convicted because I feel like I haven't been |
| 1:21.0 | as serious about abiding in God's love as much as I've been serious about obeying his law. |
| 1:27.3 | Romans 5 talks about the love of the Lord |
| 1:29.6 | that's poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, right? And because he has poured the love into |
| 1:35.2 | our hearts, we can joyfully present ourselves as a living sacrifice. It is a gift and a joy to obey |
| 1:42.1 | the Lord. When we have God's love in us and we know that he loves us, |
| 1:46.3 | then that love and that obedience is relational. It's not transactional. I don't read his |
| 1:52.2 | word so that God can love me. I don't obey so that God can love me. God already loves you. |
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