{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Write this Down! with Dot Bowen","title":"Episode 284: But Do You Believe It?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1849,"description":"Do you know something, or do you actually believe it? On this episode, Dot and Cara dig into the real difference between knowing about God and believing Him, from Dot's own journey with a prediabetes diagnosis to Cara's honest confession that she has believed God loves her but has struggled to believe He truly cares about the details. It is a raw, honest conversation about what it looks like to move from head knowledge to a faith that actually changes how you live, even when your circumstances have not changed at all. Pull up a chair, grab your Bible, and lean in with us.\nEpisode Recap\nIntro  (00:00)\nWrite this down: Psalm 9:9-10, the Lord as a stronghold for those who seek Him (00:00)\nToday's question: what's the real difference between knowing something and believing it (00:29)\nDot on birthdays as a turning point, and asking God \"what's next\" instead of pulling back from life (01:12)\nDot's prediabetes diagnosis, and the moment the knowledge in her head finally became something she believed (06:30)\nKnowing what you deserve versus actually believing you deserve it (08:31)\nCara gets honest about a hard season, and the moment she realized she believed God loved her but not that He cared (13:53)\nChoosing to believe God is tending the hard places even when nothing about the circumstances has changed (18:01)\nWhy God wants a relationship, not a five step formula, and the invitation to just ask Him for the faith to believe (20:05)\nThe miracle isn't God changing your circumstances, it's God changing your heart, something only He can do (23:03)\nThis Episode’s Scripture Verse\nPsalm 9:9-10 (ESV) — \"The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.\"","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/v7vPrmUAaneZHKpkwIcL8bNwkKtEMC7pjp-aMO_pzmk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5OTAwLzE3MDgz/NDE5OTItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}