“Receiving the Love That Changes Everything: An Advent Conversation” With Wendy Blight, Ellen Adkins, and Kaley Olson
The Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast
Proverbs 31 Ministries
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🗓️ 23 December 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Christmas is the story of Love stepping toward us — yet for many of us, love is still the place where our deepest questions live. Why is it hard to give? Why is it even harder to receive? And what does Advent have to do with it?
In this final Advent episode, Kaley Olson, Wendy Blight, and Ellen Adkins explore what Scripture reveals about the human heart — and why Jesus came to transform it from the inside out. You’ll get a freeing look at why hostility toward God shows up in all of us, how the Holy Spirit enables a new kind of love we could never muster on our own, and a tender invitation to receive the love God is offering right now.
With biblical teaching, honest reflection, and a prayer for anyone longing for a fresh start with God, this episode reminds us: His love isn’t distant or conditional. It’s personal, present … and it’s meant for you.
You’ll learn:
- Why Scripture says our natural hearts resist God — and how Advent reveals Jesus’ plan to transform them.
- What God’s steadfast love looks like throughout the Bible and why we often struggle to receive it.
- How the Holy Spirit enables us to love God and others in ways we cannot on our own.
- A simple prayer and practical steps for beginning or renewing a relationship with Jesus this Christmas.
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| 0:00.0 | As this year ends, I can't help but thank God for all he's done through Proverbs 31 ministries |
| 0:05.4 | and through generous friends like you. Because of your support, women around the world are |
| 0:10.6 | finding peace, hope, and truth right when they need it most. As we look to a new year, we're |
| 0:16.5 | excited to keep reaching even more women through our podcasts, the First Vibe Mobile app, our daily devotions, and new Bible studies, but we can't do it without you. |
| 0:26.8 | When you give today, your gift is doubled through our year-in matching grant. |
| 0:31.5 | Visit proverbs 31.org slash give to make your gift and help more women experience the hope of God's word. |
| 0:51.6 | Well, hey everyone, and thanks for tuning in to the Proverbs 31 Ministries podcast where we share biblical truth for any girl in any season. I'm your host, Kaylee Olson, and I'm joined by my co-host for today's episode, Wendy Blyde. Hey, Wendy. I'm so happy to be back, but I'm kind of sad. It's our last one. I know, I know, but it's all been |
| 1:11.7 | really good stuff. And our teacher is also here for today. Hey, Ellen, you're in the hot seat. |
| 1:16.3 | Again. Again. It's fun. If you guys have been joining us for this whole series, and you know that |
| 1:22.1 | this Advent podcast experience has been all about learning how Jesus really is the best gift. He is the solution to all |
| 1:30.6 | our needs. And we've learned about that in like a really unique way this time. And like I said, |
| 1:34.6 | in a previous episode, it's been deeper and more profound than I kind of expected it to be in the best way. |
| 1:41.1 | Jesus really is the full embodiment of hope, peace, joy, and love. And we've explored |
| 1:47.6 | what each of these words have looked like in the Bible by looking at why we need them. We need hope |
| 1:53.7 | because we're broken. We need peace because without Jesus, we're chaotic. We need joy because we |
| 1:59.3 | suffer and we need love because, oh, though I need to |
| 2:03.6 | explain anymore. But Wendy, before we get started, I wanted to ask you, what's been something |
| 2:08.9 | that's been impactful or surprising for you as we've talked about Advent on the podcast? |
| 2:13.7 | I think kind of what you said in a different way that those four words are always before me in my house because I have different Advent things. |
| 2:23.6 | But never in my life have I spent time doing this, being a deep dive into each one. |
| 2:32.1 | Because even though I didn't do the other two, Ellen did and we've |
| 2:36.6 | talked about it, we've listened to it, then my own going deeper. Even though there are places I've |
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