The Danger of Drifting // Emma Mae McDaniel

06/09/22 • 43 min

“That’s the danger of drifting—while running away is an intentional, purposeful act, drifting away happens without our awareness.” — Emma Mae McDaniel

This month’s memory verse: “We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” — Hebrews 2:1

Today’s podcast: Do you find yourself easily distracted? Is it challenging to prioritize spending time with the Lord in busy seasons? Have you ever realized that you've unintentionally started focusing on things that weren’t worth paying “the most careful attention” to, and drifted away from the Lord? What should you do if you have a friend who is drifting? Listen in today as Natalie Abbott and Emma Mae McDaniel chat about all this and more. We know this conversation will be an encouragement to you today as we take a look at how to pay the most careful attention to Jesus.

Our April Dwell guest: Emma Mae McDaniel is a wife, writer, podcaster, YouTuber, speaker, clothing brand starter, and recent grad from Liberty University. Her life is all about knowing God and making him known, and we are so glad to have her join us on the podcast this month!
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Links from today's show: - Listen to Why Memorize Scripture? with Emma Mae & Natalie Abbott on the “Have You Heard?” Podcast
- Pre-order You Are: Realizing Who You Are Because of Who God Is by Emma Mae McDaniel
- Check out All-Caps YOU: A 30-Day Adventure toward Finding Joy in Who God Made You to Be by Emma Mae McDaniel (Natalie is currently reading this with her teenage daughters!)
- Visit Emma Mae McDaniel’s website

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“That’s the danger of drifting—while running away is an intentional, purposeful act, drifting away happens without our awareness.” — Emma Mae McDaniel

This month’s memory verse: “We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” — Hebrews 2:1

Support the show

Follow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

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Pay the Most Careful Attention // Natalie Abbott

“This is a daily practice—of not drifting, of coming back. And we have a God who welcomes us with open arms.” — Natalie Abbott

This month’s memory verse: “We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” — Hebrews 2:1

Today’s podcast: Don’t miss today’s episode with Natalie Abbott, co-founder of Dwell, as she digs into our verse for this month: Hebrews 2:1! She walks us through some important questions: How does this fit into the big picture of redemption in the Bible? What does it say about God? And what does it say about us and our everyday lives? We hope that you’re memorizing this verse along with us, and pray that this deeper dive helps you as you meditate on God’s Word this month!

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Help...I'm Drifting // Vera & Natalie

“The reason this verse is in Scripture at all is because we have this tendency to drift.” — Natalie Abbott

This month’s memory verse: “We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” — Hebrews 2:1

Today’s podcast: Let’s be honest—it’s hard to talk about drifting. Today’s episode is a very real conversation between Natalie and Vera about how they see drifting happen in their own lives, spiritual habits they’d like to incorporate to help them stay on course, and the danger of looking good on the outside but dying on the inside. Are you in a season of drifting? Do you want some encouragement to keep digging into the Word? We’ve got you covered, and we are paddling toward God alongside you.

Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word.
Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse.
Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show.
Links from today's show:
- Want some help spending time in the Word with your kids this summer? Check out our fruit of the Spirit summer kit for kids!
- We are loving The Bible Recap to help us daily dig into the Bible and pay the most careful attention to Jesus.
- Did you know we have a Facebook group for Dwell Members? Join us as we seek to live out what we are learning each month!