236: For When You Can't Figure God Out

The Next Right Thing

Emily P. Freeman

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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What if there is no rush to figure out what we think and believe about everything? What if there's room for our growth and learning to take the time it takes? If you're feeling overwhelmed with the pressure to figure things out, listen in.

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0:00.0	I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing.
0:03.6	You're listening to episode 236.
0:05.6	This is a podcast about making decisions,
0:10.0	but also about making a life.
0:12.0	If you struggle with decision fatigue,
0:13.5	chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few minutes away
0:16.7	from the constant stream of information
0:19.1	and the sometimes delightful,
0:20.8	but also distracting hum of entertainment,
0:23.2	you're in the right place for discerning your next right thing.
0:27.0	Before we get started, I wanted to highlight a beautiful book,
0:30.4	all about the sacred practices of everyday life.
0:33.4	It's called Litergy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren.
0:37.0	This is one of those books we can return to again and again
0:39.7	where we'll be gently encouraged to find God
0:42.7	in our ordinary moments.
0:44.4	For example, she writes,
0:45.8	quote, whether we're children or heads of state,
0:48.4	we sit in our pajamas for a moment,
0:50.3	yawning with messy hair and bad breath,
0:52.7	unproductive, groping toward the day.
0:55.4	Soon, we'll get buttoned up into our identities,
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