Episode 17 | The Mirror — What's Actually Keeping You From Becoming?

"God, show me the sin I cannot see."

It's a powerful prayer. It's also the one that changes everything.

In this episode of Known & Becoming, we're looking at our August anchor word — BECOMING — through the Mirror Lens, and asking the question most of us avoid: What is actually keeping me from becoming who God is forming me to be?

If you're reading your Bible, praying, showing up at church, and still quietly wondering why nothing feels like it's changing — this one is for you.

We talk about:

• The prayer that invites the Holy Spirit to show you your blind spots 

• The difference between conviction and condemnation — and how to tell which voice you're listening to

 • Why "are being transformed" (2 Corinthians 3:18) is one of the most freeing statments in Scripture 

• How growth actually happens: Word, conviction, repentance, obedience, testing, fruit 

• The harder question: are you the voice of condemnation in someone else's life?

Conviction hands you a mirror. 

Condemnation hands you a verdict. 

And Jesus already took your verdict.

Anchor Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:18 (CSB)

Also referenced: Romans 8:1, Hebrews 5:13–14, James 1:2–4, Galatians 5:22–23, Galatians 6:1, Matthew 28:19–20

This week's free Quiet-Time Companion is available at KnownAndBecoming.com — Scripture, reflection, journaling, and prayer to carry this through your week.

You are fully known by God. You are deeply loved. And you are still becoming.

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August Anchor Word: Becoming

What does God actually say about spiritual transformation?

In the first episode of our August series, Becoming, we’re laying the biblical foundation for a lifelong journey of spiritual formation and sanctification. Together we’ll discover that becoming more like Jesus isn’t something we accomplish through willpower—it’s the gracious work of the Holy Spirit within every believer.

In this workshop-style Bible study, we’ll explore what Scripture teaches about the Holy Spirit’s role in our lives as our Helper, Counselor, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Advocate, and Guide. We’ll look at how God writes His Word on our hearts, gently convicts us, reveals His truth, produces spiritual fruit, and continues the work of making us more like Christ.

We’ll spend time in:
 • John 14 & 16
 • Jeremiah 31:33
 • 1 Corinthians 2:10–14
 • Romans 8
 • Galatians 5:22–23
 • Ephesians 1:17
 • Philippians 1:6
 • 2 Timothy 2:15

In this episode, we’ll explore:

 • What sanctification and spiritual formation really mean
 • Why the Holy Spirit is essential to our becoming
 • How God transforms us from the inside out
 • The difference between conviction and condemnation
 • Why personal Bible study prepares us for everyday spiritual battles
 • The many biblical roles of the Holy Spirit
 • How God continues the good work He began in us

Reflection Question:
Would others recognize the fruit of the Holy Spirit in my life?

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Known & Becoming is a weekly workshop-style Christian podcast hosted by Jenny Wendel, created to help women slow down, study Scripture deeply, and become more like Jesus through intentional spiritual formation.

Each month we explore one Anchor Word through four lenses:

⚓ The Anchor — What does God say?
🪞 The Mirror — What does this reveal about me?
🍽️ The Table — How does this shape the way I love others?
🌿 The Becoming — Who am I becoming as I walk with Christ?

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Episode 15 | THE BECOMING Lens: Who Am I Becoming As I Learn to Walk in Freedom?

Freedom isn’t just the moment Jesus rescues us—it’s the lifelong journey of becoming more like Him.

In the final episode of our FREEDOM series, we’re asking one last question:

Who am I becoming as I learn to walk in freedom?

Using Galatians 5:1 as our anchor, we’ll discover that freedom isn’t simply about breaking old chains—it’s about learning to stand firm, protect the freedom Christ has given us, develop new life-giving habits, and allow God to transform us from the inside out.

Together we’ll explore:
 • Why freedom requires daily surrender
 • How spiritual drift happens one small step at a time
 • The importance of replacing old habits with healthy spiritual rhythms
 • Why Christian community is essential for lasting freedom
 • What true transformation actually looks like

You’ll also receive practical journal prompts to create your own Freedom Plan, helping you identify areas where you’re tempted to drift, establish healthy rhythms, and invite trusted people to walk alongside you.

If you’ve ever wondered why it’s so easy to return to old patterns—or how to keep growing after you’ve experienced God’s freedom—this episode is for you.

Scriptures in this episode:

Galatians 5:1 • Romans 12:2 • 2 Corinthians 5:17 • Philippians 1:6 • Hebrews 12:1–2 • 1 Peter 5:8–9 • Matthew 7:13–14 • 1 Corinthians 12 • 2 Peter 2:22

Thank you for walking through our July study on Freedom with me. Next month, we’ll begin a brand-new Anchor Word, and I can’t wait to continue the journey together.

If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could use the reminder that freedom is found in following Jesus—one faithful step at a time.

You are fully known by God. Deeply loved. And still becoming.

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THE TABLE | FREEDOM
Episode 14: How Does My Freedom Affect Others?

Freedom was never meant to stop with you.

In this third episode of our Freedom series, we’re looking through The Table lens and asking an important question:

How does my freedom affect the people around me?

Scripture teaches that Jesus didn’t simply set us free for ourselves—He set us free so that His grace, love, and hope would overflow into the lives of others.

In this episode, we’ll discover how a life transformed by Christ naturally begins to influence the people around us through bold faith, authentic testimony, and humble service.

Together we’ll explore:

• Why freedom leads to serving others instead of serving ourselves
 • How to overcome fear when sharing your faith
 • The incredible power of your personal testimony
 • Why your story matters—even if it doesn’t feel dramatic
 • How everyday acts of love, forgiveness, and kindness quietly point people to Jesus
 • Practical ways to become a living testimony of God’s transforming grace

You’ll also be guided through reflection questions, a simple journaling exercise to begin writing your own Freedom Story, and a closing prayer asking God for courage and boldness to share what He has done in your life.

Anchor Scripture: Galatians 5:13

“For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters. Only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.”

Referenced Scriptures:

• Galatians 5:13
• John 9:25
• Acts 4:29–31
• 1 Peter 3:15
• Revelation 12:11
• John 4
• Matthew 10:8
• Romans 12:9–18
• Matthew 5:16

If today’s episode encouraged you, would you consider subscribing, leaving a review, and sharing it with someone who needs the hope and freedom found in Christ?

Remember…

You are fully known by God. 

Deeply loved by Him. 

And still becoming all He created you to be.

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Episode 13 | THE MIRROR | FREEDOM
Are you living FREE or just forgiven? 

Can you know you’re forgiven… and still live weighed down by shame?

Can you believe Jesus has set you free… yet still feel controlled by fear, comparison, perfectionism, people-pleasing, bitterness, or the need to control everything around you?

In this second episode of the Freedom series, we’re looking into The Mirror—allowing God’s Word to reveal what may still be quietly holding our hearts captive.

Using Isaiah 61:1–3 as our anchor passage, Jenny explores the beautiful truth that Jesus came not only to forgive our sins, but to proclaim freedom to every place we’ve remained bound by lies. Together we’ll discover how our deepest struggles are often connected, why every chain is attached to a lie, and how God’s truth gently leads us into lasting freedom.

You’ll also learn the difference between conviction and shame, why grace can never be earned, and how exchanging lies for biblical truth transforms the way we live.

In this episode, you’ll discover:
 • Why it’s possible to know the gospel yet still live like a prisoner
 • The hidden emotional chains many Christian women carry
 • How comparison, fear, people-pleasing, perfectionism, control, bitterness, and shame are connected
 • The difference between conviction and condemnation
 • Why truth—not positive thinking—is what sets us free
 • A practical “Chains Exercise” to help replace lies with God’s Word
 • A guided prayer asking the Holy Spirit to search our hearts

Anchor Scripture

Isaiah 61:1–3

Additional Scriptures

John 8:31–32
 Romans 8:1
 1 Corinthians 1:4–7
 Galatians 5:13
 Psalm 139:23–24

If this episode encouraged you, be sure to follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who needs the reminder that Jesus didn’t simply come to forgive us—He came to set us free.

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Episode 12 | THE ANCHOR | FREEDOM
What Does God Say About Freedom?

What does freedom really mean?

Our culture often defines freedom as independence—living without boundaries, authority, or accountability. But Scripture offers a very different picture.

In this first episode of our July series, The Anchor | Freedom, we begin where we always begin: What does God say?

Through Romans 3 and Romans 6, we’ll discover that true freedom isn’t something we create or earn. It is something Jesus purchased through His death and resurrection.

In this episode, we’ll explore:
 • Why every person needs freedom
 • Why freedom begins with God’s grace
 • What Christ has set us free from
 • What He has set us free for
 • Why sin no longer has authority over the believer
 • The difference between worldly freedom and biblical freedom
 • How surrender to Christ leads to the deepest freedom we can experience

If you’ve ever struggled with shame, fear, guilt, comparison, bitterness, old habits, or believing your past still defines you, this episode is a reminder that Jesus offers something greater than behavior modification—He offers a new identity.

Anchor Scriptures

 Romans 3:23–24
 Romans 6:15–23

Additional Scriptures

 Romans 2:4,11
 Ephesians 2:8–9
 Romans 5:8
 Colossians 1:13–14
 John 8:36
 Galatians 5:1
 2 Corinthians 3:17

Reflection Questions

• What does freedom mean to me?
 • Have I been viewing freedom as independence from God or dependence upon Him?
 • What areas of my life still feel controlled by old habits or old thinking?

Journal Prompts

• I often feel trapped by…
 • I believe freedom would look like…
 • The area where I need Christ’s freedom most is…
 • Describe a time when God showed you grace you did not deserve. How did that change you?

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Remember…

 You are fully known by God.
 Deeply loved.
 And still becoming.

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To end our Anchor Word study on REST, it felt only appropriate to use this extra Tuesday to create a little something special. 

This bonus episode- A Guided Sabbath for the Weary Soul-is meant to sit with you while you create space for REST with your creator. 

You may be sitting quietly with a cup of coffee. You may be taking a slow walk outdoors. You may be driving home after a long day. You may be lying in bed, preparing to sleep. Or perhaps you’re simply carrying more worry, stress, or mental noise than you were meant to carry alone.

This episode leaves you with nothing you need to accomplish. There are no notes to take. No lessons to remember. No tasks to complete.

Its purpose is simple: to create space for you to be with God.

As you listen, allow the words of Scripture, prayer, and reflection to slow your breathing, quiet your thoughts, and gently turn your attention toward the presence of Christ.

My prayer is that you will save this episode and return to it often. Come back when your soul feels weary. Come back when anxiety feels loud. Come back when your thoughts are racing, when sleep feels difficult, or when you simply need a few moments to remember what is true. 

Sometimes we need to hear the same promises of God again and again until they settle deeply into our hearts and become a part of who we are. 

For the next few moments, let yourself rest.

Not because everything around you is peaceful.

But because the One who holds you is.

-Jenny

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Episode 11 | The Becoming Lens: REST
Who Am I Becoming As I Learn to Rest in Him?

As we conclude our June Anchor Word, REST, we arrive at the final lens of The Anchor Method: The Becoming Lens.

Throughout this month, we’ve explored what God says about rest, why rest can feel so difficult, and how our rest affects the people around us. But today we ask the final question:

Who am I becoming as I learn to rest in Him?

In Mark 4:35–41, Jesus sleeps peacefully through a violent storm while His disciples panic around Him. Through this powerful passage, we discover that biblical rest is not the absence of trouble—it is the presence of God in the middle of it.

Together we’ll explore:

• Why storms reveal what we truly trust
 • The connection between fear, control, and self-reliance
 • Why peace is not found in changed circumstances
 • What it means to abide instead of strive
 • Simple daily, weekly, and evening rhythms that help cultivate a restful soul

God is not simply teaching us how to rest.

He is teaching us how to trust.

And through that process, He is forming us into women who are more surrendered, more grounded, more peaceful, and more like Jesus.

Anchor Scripture: Mark 4:35–41

Reflection Questions

• Where might you be so focused on the storm that you’re missing what God is already doing in the boat?

• What would change if you stopped waiting for circumstances to improve before allowing yourself to enter rest?

• Who is the woman God is forming you to become?

✨ Plus, Jenny announces July’s new Anchor Word: FREEDOM and shares details about a special Guided Sabbath bonus episode coming next week.

Known & Becoming
Fully Known by God. Deeply Loved. Still Becoming. 

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What happens when our exhaustion begins affecting the people we love most?

In this week’s episode of Known & Becoming, we continue our June Anchor Word, REST, through The Table Lens by asking:

How does my rest affect the people around me?

Using the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10:38–42, we’ll explore how unrest often spills into our relationships. Martha wasn’t doing something wrong—she was serving, helping, and carrying responsibilities. But somewhere along the way, her distraction became frustration, and her striving began affecting her relationships.

Together, we’ll discover how rest changes the way we show up, creates space for genuine presence, and transforms the way we love.

Whether you’re a busy mom, caregiver, spouse, friend, or simply someone carrying more than you were meant to carry, this episode offers a gentle invitation from Jesus to step out of striving and into His peace.

In this episode:
• Rest Changes How We Show Up
• Rest Creates Space for Presence
• Rest Changes How We Love

Reflection Questions:
• Who receives the overflow of my exhaustion?
• Who needs more of my presence than my productivity?
• Where am I carrying responsibility that belongs to God?

Anchor Scripture: Luke 10:38–42

Next week, we’ll move into The Becoming Lens and ask:
Who am I becoming when I learn to live from a place of rest?

Thank you for listening. If this episode encouraged you, please share it with a friend and leave a review. Your support helps more women discover the hope, peace, and freedom found in Christ.

Fully Known by God. Deeply Loved. Still Becoming.

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Why Is It So Hard for Me to Rest?

Anchor Scripture: John 6:35

Many of us are tired—but not just physically tired.

Soul tired.

The kind of tired that follows us into our vacations, our weekends, our accomplishments, and even our quiet moments.

In this week’s Mirror Lens of our June Anchor Word, REST, we’re asking a deeper question:

What if the issue isn’t that we’re too busy?

What if we’re restless?

Using Jesus’ invitation in John 6:35, we’ll explore how a restless soul is often a hungry soul and a thirsty soul—searching for significance, security, peace, and worth in places that were never designed to satisfy us.

Together we’ll reflect on three powerful questions:

 • What am I hungry for?
 • What am I thirsty for?
 • What am I feeding my soul?

We’ll also explore why rest feels so vulnerable, why surrender is often harder than striving, and how God’s Word reveals what we’ve truly been trusting.

If you’ve ever struggled to slow down, let go of control, or believe that God is working when you are not, this conversation is for you.

Because rest is not ultimately the absence of work.

It is the presence of Christ.

Key Scriptures:
 John 6:35
 James 1:23–25
 1 John 3:1
 Psalm 23
 Matthew 11:28–30
 John 5:17

Reflection Questions:
 • What am I hungry for right now?
 • What am I thirsty for?
 • What am I feeding my soul?
 • Am I spending more time feeding my fears than feeding my faith?

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