Chapter 3 // TRUTH When You Feel UNLOVED

Chapter 1 // How Are You Doing, Really?

"We all have stuff. Big stuff. Work stuff. Health stuff. Relationship (marriage, friend, children) stuff. Past stuff. Present stuff. Just stuff." —Vera Schmitz, Dwell Differently On 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: Dwell Differently: Overcome Negative Thinking with the Simple Practice of Memorizing God's Truth [https://www.amazon.com/Dwell-Differently-Overcome-Negative-Memorizing/dp/0764242547]. On every episode of the podcast, they'll talk about each chapter in the book—sharing how each specific Bible verse in each chapter has helped them overcome a particular struggle.  Read along with us: Get your copy of Dwell Differently: Overcome Negative Thinking with the Simple Practice of Memorizing God's Truth [https://www.amazon.com/Dwell-Differently-Overcome-Negative-Memorizing/dp/0764242547]. And don't miss out on the book's companion resources [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/dwell-differently-book-companion-products] (temporary tattoos, verse memory cards, a necklace, etc...)! WANT MORE DWELL DIFFERENTLY? - Memorize one verse a month [https://dwelldifferently.com/pages/get-started] - Memorize Psalm 23 with your kids [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/accessories-gifts/products/psalm-23-childrens-series-five-people?variant=41807918071908] - Listen to the Dwell Differently Podcast [https://dwelldifferently.com/blogs/podcast] - Gifts & Accessories [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/accessories-gifts] More about Vera and Natalie: Vera Schmitz and Natalie Abbott are sisters and cofounders of Dwell Differently [https://dwelldifferently.com/], a vibrant community of people memorizing God's Word together. They cohost the Dwell Differently Podcast [https://dwelldifferently.com/blogs/podcast]where every month they're memorizing a new verse—talking about what it means, why it matters and how it applies to our everyday lives.

Chapter 2 // TRUTH to Overcome NEGATIVE THINKING

"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 Abbott On 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 specific verses to help them reroute their thinking and dwell on who God is and what he says is true. Find out more in Chapter 2 of Dwell Differently: Overcome Negative Thinking with the Simple Practice of Memorizing God's Truth [https://dwelldifferently.com/pages/dwell-differently-book]. Today's verse: "A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart." — Luke 6:45 Read along with us: Get your copy of Dwell Differently: Overcome Negative Thinking with the Simple Practice of Memorizing God's Truth [https://www.amazon.com/Dwell-Differently-Overcome-Negative-Memorizing/dp/0764242547]. And don't miss out on the book's companion resources [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/dwell-differently-book-companion-products] (temporary tattoos, verse memory cards, a necklace, etc...)! WANT MORE DWELL DIFFERENTLY? - Memorize one verse a month [https://dwelldifferently.com/pages/get-started] - Memorize Psalm 23 with your kids [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/accessories-gifts/products/psalm-23-childrens-series-five-people?variant=41807918071908] - Listen to the Dwell Differently Podcast [https://dwelldifferently.com/blogs/podcast] - Gifts & Accessories [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/accessories-gifts] More about Vera and Natalie: Vera Schmitz and Natalie Abbott are sisters and cofounders of Dwell Differently [https://dwelldifferently.com/], a vibrant community of people memorizing God's Word together. They cohost the Dwell Differently Podcast [https://dwelldifferently.com/blogs/podcast]where every month they're memorizing a new verse—talking about what it means, why it matters and how it applies to our everyday lives.

Chapter 3 // TRUTH When You Feel UNLOVED

"When we follow Jesus, when we accept God's love, we are children of God. And that's beautiful." — Vera Schmitz On 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 [https://www.amazon.com/Dwell-Differently-Overcome-Negative-Memorizing/dp/0764242547]. If you haven't read the chapter yet, take some time to read it and remind your own heart about the dependable, extravagant, accepting, intimate love of God. Today's verse: "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" — 1 John 3:1a Read along with us: Get your copy of Dwell Differently: Overcome Negative Thinking with the Simple Practice of Memorizing God's Truth [https://www.amazon.com/Dwell-Differently-Overcome-Negative-Memorizing/dp/0764242547]. And don't miss out on the book's companion resources [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/dwell-differently-book-companion-products] (temporary tattoos, verse memory cards, a necklace, etc...)! WANT MORE DWELL DIFFERENTLY? - Memorize one verse a month [https://dwelldifferently.com/pages/get-started] - Memorize Psalm 23 with your kids [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/accessories-gifts/products/psalm-23-childrens-series-five-people?variant=41807918071908] - Listen to the Dwell Differently Podcast [https://dwelldifferently.com/blogs/podcast] - Gifts & Accessories [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/accessories-gifts] More about Vera and Natalie: Vera Schmitz and Natalie Abbott are sisters and cofounders of Dwell Differently [https://dwelldifferently.com/], a vibrant community of people memorizing God's Word together. They cohost the Dwell Differently Podcast [https://dwelldifferently.com/blogs/podcast]where every month they're memorizing a new verse—talking about what it means, why it matters and how it applies to our everyday lives.

Chapter 4 // TRUTH When You Feel INSECURE

"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 Abbott On 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 [https://www.amazon.com/Dwell-Differently-Overcome-Negative-Memorizing/dp/0764242547]. They talk candidly about their own tendencies not to trust in Jesus but to put their trust in other things. Yet they also give good counsel to encourage us of the blessings we find when our confidence is placed securely in Jesus.  Today's verse: "But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him." — Jeremiah 17:7 Read along with us: Get your copy of Dwell Differently: Overcome Negative Thinking with the Simple Practice of Memorizing God's Truth [https://www.amazon.com/Dwell-Differently-Overcome-Negative-Memorizing/dp/0764242547]. And don't miss out on the book's companion resources [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/dwell-differently-book-companion-products] (temporary tattoos, verse memory cards, a necklace, etc...)! WANT MORE DWELL DIFFERENTLY? - Memorize one verse a month [https://dwelldifferently.com/pages/get-started] - Memorize Psalm 23 with your kids [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/accessories-gifts/products/psalm-23-childrens-series-five-people?variant=41807918071908] - Listen to the Dwell Differently Podcast [https://dwelldifferently.com/blogs/podcast] - Gifts & Accessories [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/accessories-gifts] More about Vera and Natalie: Vera Schmitz and Natalie Abbott are sisters and cofounders of Dwell Differently [https://dwelldifferently.com/], a vibrant community of people memorizing God's Word together. They cohost the Dwell Differently Podcast [https://dwelldifferently.com/blogs/podcast]where every month they're memorizing a new verse—talking about what it means, why it matters and how it applies to our everyday lives.

Chapter 5 // TRUTH When You Feel UNACCEPTED

"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 Abbott On today's episode:  We can all struggle at times with feeling unaccepted. Natalie and Vera talk about the specific ways they struggle with feeling unaccepted and the specific ways that Jesus has made them acceptable. Want to know more? Read Chapter 5 of Dwell Differently: Overcome Negative Thinking with the Simple Practice of Memorizing God's Truth.  [https://www.amazon.com/Dwell-Differently-Overcome-Negative-Memorizing/dp/0764242547] Today's verse: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God." — Ephesians 2:8 Read along with us: Get your copy of Dwell Differently: Overcome Negative Thinking with the Simple Practice of Memorizing God's Truth [https://www.amazon.com/Dwell-Differently-Overcome-Negative-Memorizing/dp/0764242547]. And don't miss out on the book's companion resources [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/dwell-differently-book-companion-products] (temporary tattoos, verse memory cards, a necklace, etc...)! WANT MORE DWELL DIFFERENTLY? - Memorize one verse a month [https://dwelldifferently.com/pages/get-started] - Memorize Psalm 23 with your kids [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/accessories-gifts/products/psalm-23-childrens-series-five-people?variant=41807918071908] - Listen to the Dwell Differently Podcast [https://dwelldifferently.com/blogs/podcast] - Gifts & Accessories [https://dwelldifferently.com/collections/accessories-gifts] More about Vera and Natalie: Vera Schmitz and Natalie Abbott are sisters and cofounders of Dwell Differently [https://dwelldifferently.com/], a vibrant community of people memorizing God's Word together. They cohost the Dwell Differently Podcast [https://dwelldifferently.com/blogs/podcast]where every month they're memorizing a new verse—talking about what it means, why it matters and how it applies to our everyday lives.