Known & Becoming with Jenny Wendel

Jenny Wendel
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Real faith for an ordinary Tuesday.Known & Becoming is a Scripture-centered podcast for women who want to know God more deeply and live their faith in the middle of ordinary life. Each month, we gather around one Anchor Word and explore what Scripture says about it—bringing our Bibles, our journals, our questions, and the real lives we’re living with us. Together, we’ll learn to recognize God’s faithfulness, grow in spiritual maturity, and take simple steps toward becoming who He created us to be. I’m Jenny Wendel—a writer, artist, former educator and school counselor, wife, mama of six in a blended family, and a woman still becoming right alongside you. My work is rooted in paying attention—to God, to people, to ordinary life, and to who we’re becoming. New episodes every Tuesday. Pull up a chair. There’s a seat at the table for you. To be known. To notice. To become.

  1. 3d ago

    Who Are You Walking Past? Is Your Life Interruptible?

    What if being available to God isn’t only about what He wants to do in our lives, but also about what He wants to do through our lives? Throughout the New Testament, we are called to pray for one another, encourage one another, carry one another’s burdens, and serve one another in love. But how often do we become so occupied with our own schedules, responsibilities, and plans that we overlook the people God has placed right in front of us? In this week’s episode of Known & Becoming, we’re gathering at The Table to explore what it means to make ourselves available in the lives of others. Through the Parable of the Good Samaritan, we’ll consider the difference between simply recognizing someone’s need and being willing to respond to it. Availability doesn’t always require a grand gesture. Sometimes it looks like a prayer, an encouraging word, a listening ear, or the willingness to interrupt our plans to show someone the love of Christ. Scriptures referenced: Luke 10:25–37Philippians 2:3–4Hebrews 3:13A question to carry with you this week: Have I become so occupied with the life God has given me that I’ve stopped noticing the people He has placed in it? Because sometimes being available to God means being available to someone else. Week Three | Available Real faith for an ordinary Tuesday. Known & Becoming | With Jenny Wendel Stay connected with Known & Becoming Website YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok Find the podcast, reflections, and free resources at KnownAndBecoming.com Fully known by God. Deeply loved. Still becoming.

  2. Oct 13

    What Is Keeping You From Being Available to God?

    What if the greatest obstacle to being available to God isn’t something we’re doing wrong, but simply everything else we’re doing? Our days are filled with responsibilities, commitments, distractions, and plans. Even the good things in our lives can occupy so much of our attention that we miss opportunities God places right in front of us. In this week’s episode of Known & Becoming, we’re exploring the difference between busyness and distraction, our desire to control our schedules, and the importance of becoming spiritually attentive to God’s presence in everyday life. Through Elijah’s encounter with God in 1 Kings 19 and the wisdom of Proverbs 16:9, we’ll consider what it means to make room for God’s purposes instead of simply asking Him to bless the plans we’ve already made. In this episode: How busyness and distraction affect our spiritual attentivenessWhy God’s purposes aren’t always revealed through extraordinary momentsHow our desire for control can limit our availabilityRecognizing opportunities to love and serve othersPractical ways to become more attentive to God throughout the dayThis week’s reflection: Am I so focused on accomplishing my agenda that I’m overlooking God’s purposes? You don’t have to accomplish something extraordinary to be available to an extraordinary God. Sometimes you simply need to notice what’s right in front of you. Scripture: 1 Kings 19:11–13 | Proverbs 16:9 Known & Becoming  Stay connected with Known & Becoming Website YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok Find the podcast, reflections, and free resources at KnownAndBecoming.com Fully known by God. Deeply loved. Still becoming.

    What Is Keeping You From Being Available to God?

  3. Oct 6

    What Does It Mean to Make Yourself Available to God?

    We make room for what—and whom—we believe is worth making room for. So what does it mean to make ourselves available to God? In the first episode of our AVAILABLE series, Jenny explores Romans 12:1–6 and the difference between doing more for God and simply presenting ourselves to Him. Together, we’ll look at four parts of a posture of availability—surrender, willingness, attentiveness, and response—and consider how availability can show up in the ordinary moments of our everyday lives. We’ll also look at the way Jesus responded to interruptions and discover why being available doesn’t mean saying yes to everyone. It means becoming attentive enough to recognize the moments that matter.  And if you don’t feel qualified? Availability isn’t the same as ability. You don’t have to have everything figured out. Maybe today begins with one simple prayer: “Here I am, Lord. I’m available.” Anchor Scripture: Romans 12:1–6 Additional Scripture: Proverbs 16:9 Stay connected with Known & Becoming Website YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok Find the podcast, reflections, and free resources at KnownAndBecoming.com Fully known by God. Deeply loved. Still becoming.

    What Does It Mean to Make Yourself Available to God?

  4. Sep 29

    Have You Lost Your Faith? | Remembering Who God Is

    Have you ever felt like you lost your faith? Sometimes what feels like losing our faith may actually be an invitation to remember. Throughout the Old Testament, God’s people marked significant encounters with Him through altars, stones, and memorials. Abraham built an altar after receiving God’s promise. Noah worshiped after coming safely through the flood. And after Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground, twelve stones became a memorial of what God had done. In this final episode of our FAITH series, we’re talking about what to do when faith feels weak and our circumstances make it difficult to see what God is doing. Your story may not look like Noah’s, Abraham and Sarah’s, or Israel’s. But their God is your God. Maybe you don’t have a stone for what you’re walking through yet. But you have stones behind you—and even more importantly, you have Scripture telling you who God is. Today, we’ll talk about creating your own journal of remembrance and learning to return to what God has already revealed about His character when faith feels difficult. Scripture: Genesis 8; Genesis 12:7; Joshua 3–4; Hebrews 11 Stay connected with Known & Becoming Website YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok Find the podcast, reflections, and free resources at KnownAndBecoming.com Fully known by God. Deeply loved. Still becoming.

    Have You Lost Your Faith? | Remembering Who God Is

  5. Sep 22

    When Waiting Makes You Want to Take Control | FAITH

    What happens when you believe God is working—but the waiting lasts longer than you expected? Sometimes faith feels easy at the beginning. We pray, we trust, and we believe God is moving. But when nothing seems to change, we can become tempted to reach for the door handle ourselves. In this episode of Known & Becoming, we look at the story of Sarah—a woman who knew God had made a promise, yet eventually tried to take the outcome into her own hands. Through Sarah’s story in Genesis and her place in Hebrews 11, we’ll talk about what it means to trust God when His timing feels slow, why waiting is not the same as being told no, and how true faith rests in the character of the One who has already proven Himself faithful. Because Genesis tells us something beautiful: The Lord came to Sarah as He had said. He did for Sarah what He had promised. And He did it at the appointed time. Reflection question: Have I prayed for something so long that I’ve stopped expecting an answer? Scripture: Genesis 16–21; Hebrews 11:11–12 Stay connected with Known & Becoming Website YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok Find the podcast, reflections, and free resources at KnownAndBecoming.com Fully known by God. Deeply loved. Still becoming.

    When Waiting Makes You Want to Take Control | FAITH

  6. Sep 15

    When God Asks You to Move Before You Understand | FAITH

    What if God asks you to obey before He tells you how it's going to turn out? Maybe it isn't something enormous. Maybe you're standing at the kitchen sink when you feel that familiar prompting again: Call her. You know the next step. You just don't know why it matters, what you're going to say, or what happens after you obey. In this week's episode of Known & Becoming, we continue our September study of FAITH in Hebrews 11 with Noah—a man Scripture says was “warned about what was not yet seen” and responded by building an ark. Noah didn't have the benefit of standing on the other side of the story like we do. He couldn't see the flood yet. God gave Noah a word—not a weather report. Together, we'll look at Hebrews 11:7 and Genesis 6 and ask what Noah's obedience reveals about our own hesitation to trust God when we don't have the full picture. Because faith isn't revealed only by what we say we believe. Faith becomes visible through the way that we live. Anchor Scripture: Hebrews 11:7 Reflection Question: Have I ever obeyed God without knowing where it led? This week, consider the thing God has already made clear. Are you waiting for understanding—or are you willing to pick up the hammer and take the next faithful step? Known & Becoming Fully Known by God. Deeply Loved. Still Becoming. Stay connected with Known & Becoming Website YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok Find the podcast, reflections, and free resources at KnownAndBecoming.com Fully known by God. Deeply loved. Still becoming.

  7. Sep 8

    The Distance Between What God Said and What You See | FAITH

    What happens to your faith when you've prayed, waited, trusted—and the answer isn't the one you hoped for? Welcome to Season Two of Known & Becoming and the beginning of Here I Am, a four-month journey through FAITH, AVAILABLE, OBEDIENCE, and FRUITFUL. In September, we begin with FAITH and Hebrews chapter 11. In this episode, we're anchoring ourselves in Hebrews 11:1 and 11:6 to ask two foundational questions: What does God say faith actually is? And why is it impossible to please Him without it? We'll talk about the difference between trusting God and trusting Him for a particular outcome, what faith looks like when we cannot see what God is doing, and why our circumstances cannot become the report card by which we grade God's faithfulness. Because faith isn't knowing exactly how the story will turn out. Faith lives in the distance between what God has said and what our eyes can currently see. Anchor Scriptures: Hebrews 11:1, 6 Carry this question with you this week: Where in my life do I need to believe that God is God—and trust Him enough to diligently seek Him even when His answer may not look the way I expected? This is the first of four September episodes exploring FAITH through Hebrews 11. Known & Becoming Fully Known by God. Deeply Loved. Still Becoming. Stay connected with Known & Becoming Website YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok Find the podcast, reflections, and free resources at KnownAndBecoming.com Fully known by God. Deeply loved. Still becoming.

    The Distance Between What God Said and What You See | FAITH

  8. Sep 1

    Here I Am: A New Season of Known & Becoming | Season 2 Trailer

    What does it look like to live with a heart that simply says, “Here I am, God”? That’s where we’re going in Season Two of Known & Becoming, The Podcast. Over the next four months, we’ll walk through four Anchor Words—FAITH, AVAILABLE, OBEDIENCE, and FRUITFUL—as we ask what it looks like for what we believe about God to make its way into the ordinary places of our lives. Our anchor for the season comes from Isaiah 6:8: “Here I am. Send me.” And this season, Known & Becoming is getting shorter and simpler: about ten minutes, one piece of Scripture, one main truth, and one honest question to carry with you. Not the whole conversation. The beginning of one. Bring your Bible if you have it nearby. Bring something to write with if you want to. But mostly—just bring yourself. You are fully known by God. You are deeply loved. And you are still becoming. Welcome to Season Two: Here I Am. Stay connected with Known & Becoming Website YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok Find the podcast, reflections, and free resources at KnownAndBecoming.com Fully known by God. Deeply loved. Still becoming.

    Here I Am: A New Season of Known & Becoming | Season 2 Trailer
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Real faith for an ordinary Tuesday.Known & Becoming is a Scripture-centered podcast for women who want to know God more deeply and live their faith in the middle of ordinary life. Each month, we gather around one Anchor Word and explore what Scripture says about it—bringing our Bibles, our journals, our questions, and the real lives we’re living with us. Together, we’ll learn to recognize God’s faithfulness, grow in spiritual maturity, and take simple steps toward becoming who He created us to be. I’m Jenny Wendel—a writer, artist, former educator and school counselor, wife, mama of six in a blended family, and a woman still becoming right alongside you. My work is rooted in paying attention—to God, to people, to ordinary life, and to who we’re becoming. New episodes every Tuesday. Pull up a chair. There’s a seat at the table for you. To be known. To notice. To become.

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