Overcome: The Dwell Differently Book Podcast

May 25 2024 16
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Join sisters Natalie Abbott and Vera Schmitz as they walk through 11 verses to help you overcome negative thinking with God's truth. They talk about their own struggles with things like anxiety, fear, and insecurity and how God's truth has helped them find joy, peace, and victory. Read along in their book: Dwell Differently: Overcome Negative Thinking with the Simple Practice of Memorizing God's Truth. 

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Chapter 1 // How Are You Doing, Really?

May 25 2024 14 mins  
"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

Chapter 2 // TRUTH to Overcome NEGATIVE THINKING

May 24 2024 11 mins  
"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 sup

Chapter 3 // TRUTH When You Feel UNLOVED

May 23 2024 11 mins  
"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

Chapter 4 // TRUTH When You Feel INSECURE

May 22 2024 11 mins  
"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 Na

Chapter 5 // TRUTH When You Feel UNACCEPTED

May 21 2024 12 mins  
"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 Abb

Chapter 6 // TRUTH When You're ANXIOUS

May 20 2024 12 mins  
"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 o

Chapter 7 // TRUTH When You're DEPRESSED

May 19 2024 12 mins  
"So here's the thing that I think is so helpful: there's not resolution in this Psalm. And I know that's gonna sound really dark, but sometimes I think we need to feel like we're not alone in there not being a solution." —Natalie AbbottOn today's episode: What do you do when you feel depressed? Today, Natalie and Vera talk about the dark seasons of life. Natalie shares her person

Chapter 8 // TRUTH When You're AFRAID

May 18 2024 11 mins  
"I need physical cues of God's past faithfulness in order to coach my head and heart toward strength and courage in my current fears." — Vera Schmitz, Dwell DifferentlyOn today's episode: Vera and Natalie are talking about fear. They talk about how this verse isn't trite or shallow, but the very thing that we need when we do hard things, things that would ordinarily strike fear i

Chapter 9 // TRUTH When You Need DIRECTION

May 17 2024 12 mins  
"Every day I wake up and it's a battle and a challenge and a choice to pause in the morning and ask the Lord, "What would you have me do with this day?" OR hit the ground and immediately start thinking about my schedule and all the things I need to do and all the boxes I need to check...this verse is a true daily surrendering...it is the perfect prayer to start your day." — Vera

Chapter 10 // TRUTH When You CAN'T PRAY

May 16 2024 11 mins  
"God wants to be near you. He will be near you, even in your silence. Sitting in silence with him is a great place to start." — Vera SchmitzOn today's episode: What do you do when the very thing you need to do (pray) is the very thing you feel like you can't do? Today, Vera and Natalie talk about how the Spirit of God prays for us when we don't know how to pray. There is so much