Hey, everybody and welcome to the messy table and ordinary space for real women in perfect stories

and the God who is always at work in our mess. I'm your host, Jen Jewel, and today you're listening

to episode number 41 with my friend, Merrill George. But before we jump in, I just want to remind you

that you can subscribe to this podcast for free with one click of a button in all the usual places like iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher.

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queued up and ready for the good stuff. But regardless of how you listen or how you got here or where you're from or what you're facing at this very moment,

we are so completely honored.

You're here with us.

And if you don't already know,

The Messy Table is partnered with My Church, Life Church,

and our women's ministry called Sisters.

But more than one specific church,

we are all about the capital C church,

the local and global body of Christ.

We're also huge fans of the U-Version Bible app, which is totally free

and offers the greatest story on earth in over 1,100 languages. Guys, we are the most connected

generation in history. We can have real face-to-face conversations with people on the other side

of the world, and we also have the Bible in our pockets. Scriptures that for generations and generations

people have literally died to pass on to us. But the question is, are we leveraging the fact

that we're alive at this time in history? Are we digesting this living word of God that's so

easily accessible? Or are we distracted and just too busy?

My challenge to all of us this week is to make knowing God a priority, and we can know

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