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Hi [subscriber:firstname | default:subscriber],
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Here's a thought, a quote, and a resource I wanted to share with you this Thursday.
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Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day talks about our tendency to live by default. “Default means the way something works when you first start using it. It’s a preselected option, and if you don’t do something to change it, that default is what you get.”
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The problem with the default is that often puts us in reactive mode, feeling tired and frazzled.
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The solution is to choose our own defaults.
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I've been working at checking the news less, setting limits on my social media use (using the Freedom app), and reading more books. Books tend to refresh me; the news, social media, and even some podcasts tend to drain me.
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It takes intentionality to set limits, but we’re a lot better off when we break the default cycle and choose the inputs we need.
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“Distractions must be conquered or they will conquer us. So let us cultivate simplicity; let us want fewer things; let us walk in the Spirit; let us fill our minds with the Word of God and our hearts with praise. In that way we can live in peace even in such a distraught world as this.” (A.W. Tozer)
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I have few entries on my bucket list, but one of them is to attend a performance of Andrew Peterson’s “Behold the Lamb of God” at the Ryman in Nashville.
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It won’t happen this year, but I’ve already signed up for the December 6 livestream. Tickets are US$15 per household, and they also offer options for churches to allow their congregation to stream from home.
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A friend told me about this concert a few years ago. I wish I had listened. It was a highlight of December last year, and I can’t wait to experience it again.
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