Choosing Known

Abundant life; it sure sounds good! How do I get there? We have to learn how to run on the highest-level operating system available to human beings in order to have this abundant life. How do we do that? There are some key insights we’ll need to learn. We unpack the first of those insights in today’s episode: which operating system is currently running us, how it got in us, and how we can upgrade...

When you’re really longing to feel God, maybe even desperate to feel Him, you want to know how to feel Him and fully understand what may be blocking you from feeling Him if you don’t. Oh, the number of scriptures God gives us so that we may be equipped to both know how to feel Him and exactly what to look for and do if we don’t! He desires that you feel Him more than you desire it! Come learn how...

I want to feel Him, but when I try to talk with Him, it feels like I’m hitting a brick wall. What should I do when the presence of God seems impossible to find? Oh, how He longs to be felt by you! And thankfully, His word teaches us how to find Him and how to feel Him when He seems so far away. He longs to be reached by you! He longs to dwell with you all of the time. Come listen to His words as t...

Do you long to feel God? He longs to be felt! He longs to be one with you. His word teaches us that He longs to be in every fiber of our being that processes the ability to feel - heart, soul, mind, body, spirit, and relationships. In fact, there is no part of you that God does not desire to be in so you feel His presence all of the time. So, why can’t we feel Him? Come hear what His word teaches...

When you long to feel God but don’t, we can tend to conclude that God withholds His presence for very special moments and special people. Our lack of experiencing His presence all too often leads to beliefs about God that are inaccurate and dangerous. God wants you to feel Him, feel Him in more ways than you have dreamed, and feel Him more consistently than you could imagine. His desire to share H...

When we want to feel God’s presence but don’t, we wonder, “Where is God?” Our lack of feeling Him often leads us to think He is far away, hard to find, or unwilling to be found. All too often, we go on to think and then form beliefs that are actually lies. “God must be playing hard-to-get,” we think. Thoughts like these could not be farther from the truth of who God is or what He wants! He is very...

If you long to feel God, today’s episode will greatly encourage and help you! God wants you to feel Him even more than you want to. He wants you to feel Him in every part of your being that is capable of feeling - your heart, your soul, your mind, and your body. He not only wants you to feel Him in all your parts, but He also wants you to feel Him in all those parts all of the time. We just have t...

Are you running on the higher-level operating system? Today, we find the greatest teacher of all time, Jesus Christ, sharing this answer with us amid a tense, emotionally charged moment he had with one of his closest disciples. In the story, we see Jesus gently guiding His disciple through the cut-over from his previous operating system to the highest-level operating system. And as the cut-over is...

How could you know for sure that you’re running on the higher-level operating system? Today, we find Jesus answering this question by telling a remarkable story. We even get clarification and more detail, as the person hearing the story asked Jesus a question about the gray area around this operating system. Jesus’ answer to the question and his story provide both clarity and a profound sense of J...

How did Jesus know if someone had the highest-level operating system? Where did He look? We find Jesus again today out among people, teaching them about the highest-level operating system so they could know if they were running on it. For Jesus, this was a teaching He wanted everyone to know with absolute certainty and have no doubt about. Like a skilled technician or mechanic, Jesus opens up the...

How did Jesus know if someone had the highest-level operating system? Where did He look? Today, we find Jesus at a dinner party, giving another mic-drop teaching on operating systems. He reveals where He looked, what He looked for, and how He knew which operating system was running someone. Deeply desiring this truth to be known and understood by those in the story and for each of us, Jesus shares...

Do you think you may have the highest-level operating system, but wonder why it isn’t running quite right? It could be clogged. Today, we’ll talk about what clogs the highest-level operating system, how to unclog it, and how to get it working properly again. As we keep learning in this series, the Bible offers so much practical wisdom for living an entirely different way, even in the wild, crazy w...

What’s the highest-level operating system feel like? And how would I know if I was running on one? Today, we learn from the greatest teacher of all time, Jesus Christ, as He tells us what creates the highest-level operating system. He also tells us where we get it, how it feels inside us, and what will flow from us if we have the highest-level operating system. His teaching is fascinating and prac...

Which operating system runs you? Today, we unpack the third clue to that answer. Upgrading our operating system opens the door to a whole new way of life. Though we live in the same world as everyone else, we can live entirely different lives. Jesus called it abundant life. It’s a game-changer! Yes, it has to be learned. And, thank God, we can actually learn about that operating system and how to...

Which operating system runs you? Let’s talk about it! In today’s episode, Laura-Catherine helps us see the second clue that would tell us which operating system we run on - fear-based or love-based, and she unpacks the most important thing we need to know to upgrade our operating system. It’s good! Sharing wisdom from lived experience, Laura-Catherine gives us practical steps to help us upgrade ou...

From growing up in a broken home to multiple moves across the country, Sharon knew what it was like to need community. But how does one find community? Where do you start? And when you find it, how do you get comfortable enough to open up or get to know people on a deeper level? If you find yourself wondering about these kinds of questions, Sharon’s story is sure to encourage you, provide you with...

Did you know that the Bible teaches us that there are five operating systems that a human being can run on? Just like our devices, we all run on an operating system. Code runs our devices; the code of human beings is called beliefs. In today’s episode, Laura-Catherine begins to unpack this fascinating yet seldom-discussed topic. And in her love-of-practical-teaching way, she pulls out the first cl...

“Somehow I knew I was abandoned.” “I went through about a ten-year period of fear, depression, and panic attacks on an almost daily basis.” Now, because of what God has done in his life, Jeremy would choose to go through it all again if given the choice. The fear, depression, and screaming at God have been replaced with His joy, peace, and experiential knowing of His love. Jeremy’s story is one of...

If you don’t want to be on the devil’s track for your development, you have to know the various things that grow and develop you on his track. God wants you to have vivid clarity about the third way of thinking that will grow you in the devil’s development track. The devil is crafty, but God teaches us, through His word, how to be more shrewd so that we can live triumphant lives! Today, we dive in...

Do you want or need a perfect dad right now? Do you have something weighing on your mind or heart that you wish you could talk to a perfect dad about? Or, maybe you find yourself wishing you had a perfect dad to hang out with, be hugged by, or receive encouragement from. Today’s episode is all about the perfect dad, where we can find him, and how we can learn to relate to him and experientially kn...

If you don’t want to be on the devil’s track for your development, you have to know the various things that grow and develop you on his track. God doesn’t want the things in the devil’s track for your development to be blurry or confusing. God wants you to have vivid clarity about the second way of thinking that will grow you in the devil’s development track. Today, we dive into clue #2 in our thi...

If you don’t want to be on the devil’s track for your development, you have to know the various things that grow and develop you on his track. God doesn’t want the things in the devil’s track for your development to be blurry or confusing. God wants you to have vivid clarity about the various things that will grow you in the devil’s development track. Today, we dive into another clue, a specific k...

Do you want to know God better but have questions or doubts? Is it scary to think about following God or going deeper with God? Do you feel stuck or stagnant in your relationship with God? In today’s episode, Aaron Jewell shares authentically from His life and journey with God. He lets us hear about special moments with the Lord, and he also delves into times in their relationship when he was hesi...

If you want to be on and grow in God’s track for your development, you have to know the various things that develop you in His track. God doesn’t want the things that develop you in His track to be blurry or confusing. He wants you to have vivid clarity about the various things that will grow you on His development track. Today, we dive into another specific element of His track: our thinking. And...

Do you need something? Is there a deep desire in your life that only God can fill? If you’re honest with yourself, can you feel your desire to control God, others, and the circumstances in or around your life right now? God longs to meet you in your desperation. Today’s episode will bless you as Frikkie and Laura-Catherine unpack two stories of people who were desperate and how they approached Jes...