Overcome: The Dwell Differently Book Podcast Dwell Differently

"We all have stuff. Big stuff. Work stuff. Health stuff. Relationship (marriage, friend, children) stuff. Past stuff. Present stuff. Just stuff."—Vera Schmitz, Dwell DifferentlyOn today's episode: Vera and Natalie are talking about how they deal with their own stuff—their anxiety, insecurity, depression, and other various negative thoughts. They share how memorizing God's Word has helped them experience joy and peace and freedom. And they want to help you do the same. So they wrote a book: Dw...

"We can create new paths in our brains. That is a very possible thing for us! Just like we create those superhighways of negativity, we can actually create superhighways of positivity, of truth, of God's Word. And that's what we're trying to help you do in this book." — Natalie AbbottOn today's episode: Vera and Natalie talk about their own tendencies to get stuck on negative superhighways in their thinking. They talk honestly about the thoughts they struggle with and how they've memorized sp...

"When we follow Jesus, when we accept God's love, we are children of God. And that's beautiful." — Vera SchmitzOn today's episode: Vera and Natalie talk in detail about the radical love God has for us when we trust in Jesus. They answer this question: What do you most need to hear and believe about God's love for you—that it's dependable, extravagant, accepting, or intimate? It's a question they ask at the end of Chapter 3 of their book, Dwell Differently. If you haven't read the chapter yet,...

"If [my confidence] is based on Jesus and who he is and his acceptance of me and his love for me...then all of a sudden, I am secure." — Natalie AbbottOn today's episode: What are your shaky foundations? Where are you out in the wasteland trying to pull life-giving water out of dry sand? What are the things you're putting your trust in instead of Jesus? These are the questions Natalie and Vera are answering today from Chapter 4 of Dwell Differently. They talk candidly about their own tendenci...

"That is actually the biggest nightmare that anyone could ever have: You have done a bad thing, and there is no forgiveness for you. But the best news is...you have done a bad thing (you've maybe done a lot of bad things) and there is forgiveness for you. This is the message of this verse. This is the message of Scripture for us: that Christ has made us acceptable." — Natalie AbbottOn today's episode: We can all struggle at times with feeling unaccepted. Natalie and Vera talk abou...

"Whatever you're anxious about, it's real. Don't feel dumb or ashamed because other people don't deal with the thing you're dealing with in the same way that you're dealing with it." — Vera SchmitzOn today's episode: Vera and Natalie are talking about anxiety. This is something Vera has struggled with over the years in big and small ways, and her honest conversation about it is one you won't want to miss. She shares about the lies that she has believed and how Jesus has met her intimate...