Choosing Known

If you could see Jesus and knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that He abounds in steadfast love for you, what would you do next? If you knew, no matter what you’ve done or how you may have failed, that He STILL is abounding in steadfast love for You, what would you do? Today, we slip into the story of a man who has such an encounter with Jesus, despite massive personal failure. And we see who Jesus is, the God who is abounding in steadfast love. It’s an episode that is sure to encourage you, as you feel His abounding, steadfast love, too. 

Do you want to thrive? Do you long to be high-performing? Do you want to live every day overflowing with purpose? To do that, we need to understand why we aren’t already thriving and filled with purpose. What’s missing? We also need to know where I get the “stuff” that would make me thrive, be high-functioning, and have purpose every day. Where does it come from? Those are the subjects of today’s episode. Spoiler alert: the answer lies in our context and how we get ourselves into the context that will fill us with thriving, high-performing, purpose-filled life. Come learn about the importance of context.  

Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to be going well, only to have a nagging thought, concern, or piece of news come up and ruin it? Do you find yourself needing to try to stay ahead of underlying fear, anxiety, or concern that wants to creep in if you don’t have a steady stream of distraction? Does the idea of being alone with your thoughts seem scary? These are indicators that we are not filled with light and life abundant. And, unless we want to, we don’t have to stay that way. We can learn to live a life filled with light and abundant life in all aspects of who we are and in all settings, no matter what news we may hear. Today, Laura-Catherine talks about how to learn to live this way all of the time. 

What’s the point of self-awareness work? Why study it alongside the Bible? Why not just study the Bible? These are important questions! Today’s episode is all about why. Join Laura-Catherine as she unpacks these questions and more. As a Christian, lover of God, lover of the Word of God, and constant studier of the human being, she brings us one intriguing thought after another, helping us learn why. This episode will wet your appetite for a whole new reason to study your Bible AND to be self-aware. It’s an episode that’ll leave you changed and seeing things differently

Episode Notes:

"And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:28-31 ESV 

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." John 10:10 ESV

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” Revelation 3:20 NIV 

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” John 14:26 ESV

Do you ever find yourself having doubts about God, asking hard questions, or grappling with why you are suffering? Today, Frikkie and Laura-Catherine sit together in a story of a man who had all of these. They talk through His life and what we can learn from Him. And they share some of what they have both learned about walking through suffering, big questions, and doubts about God. Through their raw and authentic discussion, we learn more about how to find meaning in our own suffering, doubts, and questions as well. Come listen in and learn from today's conversation.

Laura-Catherine goes after it again today, that tiny, giant question, how? In today’s episode, she unpacks how we learn to do life with God, know Him for real, feel Him for real, experience Him for real, and learn how to become different versions of us as we walk with Him. She also guides us through a simple, yet practical exercise we can use in our own lives to internalize the Bible, experience it, come to know and understand it, and learn to live it out. As she says, she hates fake. And today’s episode is no exception. She encourages us to have genuine faith and shows us how to go about building it. Come listen in. 

Laura-Catherine can’t stand cheap, fake advice that proves to be useless! With her passion for truth, knowing how, and knowing why, she helps us learn how to walk in the power and the freedom the Bible talks about. She helps us understand why the things in the Bible may not be real in our lives, why they may not feel true, and why we aren’t able to have the abundant life, freedom, and power the Bible constantly talks about and offers to us. Dive into today’s episode for practical training on how you can live out the Bible and experience God and what He offers to you through His Word.

It’s an exciting day at Choosing Known! Today we meet Choosing Known’s newest co-host, Camille Bishop! Laura-Catherine and Camille can’t wait to dive into this new series’ content. But, before they do, we have the opportunity to join them as Camille shares her story. From math teacher to international missionary, from sneaking out of her house growing up to genuine intimacy with God, Camille shares her story and journey to a deep walk with God. She concludes today’s episode with her advice to those seeking to come to know God or wondering how to go even deeper with Him. It’s a conversation filled with authenticity and practical application we can take and use instantly in our own lives, too.

Do you sometimes see a richness, depth, and God-intimacy in the lives of others and long to have more of that yourself? Do you wonder how they got there? Today, Frikkie and Laura-Catherine talk openly about what the scripture teaches us as well as what they have learned in their own ongoing journeys. Listen in and glean from their practical and contagious conversation. Walk away with insights and things you can implement and try the next time you go into your secret place with God.

If we feel drained, burned out, weary, and need true refreshment, this episode is worth your time and attention. In her practical teaching style, Laura-Catherine walks us through how we shift from a drained-out life to one of experientially having and living in abundance instead. She walks us through the steps we can take to maintain a life of abundance as our new and ongoing normal. Join us for today’s episode, and be refreshed by this teaching and personal equipping.