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THIS IS ME! | Convo 1: I Am Completely Known

• Tosha Williams for FDM

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Ever watched a child wear a bright smile that doesn’t match what’s going on inside? We’ve been there too. This conversation centers on Psalm 139:1–6 and the freeing truth that "I Am Completely Known."

Yes, God knows us completely—our thoughts, habits, words, and worries—yet delights in us. We share the comfort and awe that comes with being fully seen, then move from inspiration to practice with simple ways to make identity talk a daily rhythm.

Hosts Tosha Williams and Wendy Hickox open the Scripture and let it speak: You have searched me, Lord, and You know me. From there, we unpack how this shifts the way kids handle loneliness, rejection, and performance pressure. Tosha tells a vulnerable story about her daughter feeling unknown and how Scripture reframed that moment without dismissing the pain. Wendy reflects as a teacher and parent, noting how often students mask struggle. Together, we map out a calm, repeatable habit—short blessings at bedtime, a verse in the car line, a check-in question at dinner—that anchors kids in a steady identity: completely known, deeply loved, and safely guided.

You’ll hear practical prompts you can use today, whether your kids are little, in middle school, or grown and navigating adult storms. The episode closes with a spoken blessing rooted in Scripture, offering peace for anyone feeling stretched thin or unseen. If you’re ready to replace anxious scripts with a stronger one—God knows me and delights in me—this is your next listen.

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As parents, we know our kids really well. We can often tell what they're thinking just by looking at their face. We know what foods they like, what makes them laugh, we know what makes them frustrated, but as much as we know about our children, God knows them even more. That's right. He knows them better than they even know themselves. And by the way, the same is true for us. He knows every detail about us too, down to our thoughts, our habits, our struggles, our strengths. And Wendy, that's exactly what we're going to talk about in this episode of the Family Disciple Me Podcast. Hi, my name is Tasha Williams. I'm here in the podcast studio with my friend Wendy Hiccocks. Hi, I'm so excited to continue with these conversations with you, Tasha. Yes, we're going through Psalm 139. And last episode, we talked about the verses at the very end of this psalm, the prayer, which is such a beautiful way that we can just bless our children, that we can pray over them. But today we're going to go back to the first verses in Psalm 139, and we're going to dive into our first truth in this series. And that truth is, I am completely known. I cannot wait to see what God has for us in these verses. You know, we're going to read all of them. It's six verses we're going to cover in this, and we'll read those in just a moment. But let me just start by saying this passage is so powerful. It tells us that God sees and understands every part of our lives. And as parents, this is something we want our kids to understand, not just in their minds, but in their hearts. Because you and I both know that our kids, well, they're going to face moments where they feel misunderstood, alone, or even rejected. But the truth is they are never unknown. That's right. They are completely known. So with that, Wendy, I want to begin by reading these verses from Psalm 139, verses 1 through 6, that teach us this first truth of I am completely known. And I want to encourage all of us to really listen to what this scripture has to say before we even begin to talk about it. Psalm 139 verses 1 through 6 says, You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise. You perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down. You are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, you Lord, know it completely. You hem me in, behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. It's too lofty for me to attain. Psalm one hundred and thirty nine verses one through six. Wow, Tasha, listening to you read these verses, well, I don't know about you, but I feel comforted that our God knows every single thing about us. He knows where we've been, he knows where we're going, he knows what we've said and what we're about to say. He even knows our habits and our personalities. And beyond that, this might be a little bit more scary, but he knows our struggles. We are completely known according to these verses. That's right. It's so amazing to think about that. Who else knows us this well? No friend, no spouse, no parent, nobody can know everything about us. That's hard to comprehend because there's no one that knows me like my husband. And yet when you put it in this context, wow. That's right. Wow. Nobody knows us in every single detail as intricately and as intimately as God does. I remember when one of my kids shared with me, and this was very vulnerable for her to say, but she shared with me and said, I feel so unknown. That's a hard, hard thing to wrestle with, especially in today's society where everything is about pretending or pseudo-being known. That's right. What she expressed to me, I remember feeling that myself as a kid growing up. Feeling unknown. I remember writing poetry about that in high school. And wow, there were some really great poems. But but the bottom line was all alone in the midst of a crowd, nobody knows that the smile on my face isn't real. How many of us have struggled with that in whatever the setting, at whatever the season and time? I think that's a reality for a lot of people. My daughter felt that deeply. But the amazing opportunity that I had was to remind her that she is not unknown. She's completely known by the God who made her. It was such a powerful moment for me to speak into her life and say, even when people don't understand you, God does. And even when you don't understand yourself, God does. And then, Wendy, it was a powerful moment for me as a mother to come alongside and say, I'll never understand you as well as God does, but I'm here for you. That's so important, Tasha. I mean, our kids, I was gonna say students, just knowing as a teacher, students as well. Absolutely. They need to hear this because they're gonna grow up and they will, no doubt about it, experience rejection. They'll feel like they didn't fit in or that nobody understands them. But this passage reminds us they are not just seen, they are fully known and deeply loved by God. That's right. Wendy, as we talk about this passage of scripture, I'm wondering, what if we made it a habit to remind our kids of all ages, from the littles to the middles to the high schoolers, even beyond that, to remind our loved ones that God knows them completely and delights in them. He knows them completely and he values them. You know, we live in a world that teaches us that if we just change this about ourselves or that about ourselves, then we'll be known or then we'll be better or then we'll be valuable. But we can start teaching these truths. We can speak them into the lives of those entrusted to us as a habit, even starting today. I feel encouraged by this conversation that we've had today to know that I am completely known. And I will turn around and share that with, as we say here at Family Disciple Me, all those who are entrusted to us. So here's the challenge for us this week. Let's take time to intentionally speak identity over our kids. Let's speak over them this first truth in this little poem that we're going to learn in this series. I'm calling This Is Me, this first truth that says, I am completely known. Listeners, we really hope that you heard that word intentional. Go today and be intentional about that conversation with all those that are around you. Maybe that conversation's at bedtime, maybe it's in the car, maybe it's during dinner. We always talk about all the different places you can have these conversations. For those of us with grown-up kids, even today, Wendy, I am texting um one of my adult children, reminding her of her value, her worth, the fact that even if her peers, those she's with, don't see her and know her and value her, that the truth of God's word is that she is completely known. I have to tell you, Tasha, I want to encourage our audience, our listeners, as as well as you, as we have spoken these truths into our children about who they are, spoken their identity that God has given them. It is worth it. I know that I've experienced recently my own adult children coming back when I was going through a struggle. Text me and call me because that's the stage of life we're at. And they turned around and they spoke into me. Hey, mom, remember who you are. That's why we do this. That's great. That's so good. When those kids that we raised up turn around and articulate those same truths back to us. But it started with that intentional conversation, is what you said. That's right. It starts with the intentional conversations about God's word. So, friend, as we close this episode, I encourage you to remember you are completely known wherever you are right now. God sees you. He knows what's in your heart. He knows what you're struggling with today. He knows what you're rejoicing over today. He knows the doubts you're facing. He knows the work that's pressing in upon you. He knows every single thing that is a part of your life. And with all of that, he finds great joy because he delights in you. He loves you. So I'd like to say a closing prayer, a blessing over all of us that God wanted spoken over all his people. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord turn his face toward you. And may he give you the greatest of peace, that you are completely known. In Jesus' name. Amen. With that, friend, we encourage you to lean into the discipleship conversation and then don't just seek him. Turn around and speak him. Speak this truth into someone he's entrusted to you. Go with God. Until next time.