Ep 924 | Is Busyness Ever Glorifying to God? | Guest: Dr. James Spencer

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

Blaze Podcast Network

News, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, News Commentary

4.6 • 19.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Today we're joined by D.L. Moody Center President Dr. James Spencer to discuss his book “Christian Resistance: Learning to Defy the World and Follow Christ." We discuss the many distractions of the day pulling our minds and hearts in different directions and how we can reorient ourselves to be in line with God. We look at the examples of Mary and Martha and what we can glean from the story and from how Jesus responds to Martha. We discuss how to know what activities are worthy of our time and what activities constitute distractions and why it's important to eliminate the desire for self-sufficiency. We also talk about our inherent need for imitation and how to correctly channel that, as well as whether busyness is ever glorifying to God. We finish off with some tips for setting ourselves up for success, from eliminating crutches to changing the cadence of our days. --- Timecodes: (03:00) Distraction (12:50) Imitation (17:16) Discernment (22:46) Pressure and stress (27:44) Tips to eliminate distractions (33:35) Setting ourselves up for success --- Today's Sponsors: Good Ranchers — get 10% OFF your box today at GoodRanchers.com – make sure to use code 'ALLIE' when you subscribe. Naturally It's Clean — visit https://naturallyitsclean.com/allie and use promo code "ALLIE" to receive 15% off your order. If you are an Amazon shopper you can visit https://amzn.to/3IyjFUJ, but the promo code discount is only valid on their direct website at www.naturallyitsclean.com/Allie. PublicSq. — download the PublicSq app from the App Store or Google Play, create a free account, and begin your search for freedom-loving businesses! We Heart Nutrition — nourish your body with research-backed ingredients in your vitamins at WeHeartNutrition.com and use promo code ALLIE for 20% off. --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hi, I'm Kim. I'm the owner of Flower Wild, a women's boutique based in Colorado.
0:06.0	I personally curate our storefronts and website with styles that are beautiful, unique, and effortless that can go from your kids classroom parties to date night and
0:16.2	everything in between. At Flower Wild we want women to embrace their
0:20.4	God-given beauty in whatever season of life they're in. We focus on a modern
0:25.1	Bohemian style but there's truly something for everyone. From cozy
0:29.0	sweaters to feminine dresses are affordable but high quality pieces will make you get excited
0:34.8	to get dressed every day. Head to Shopflowerwild.com today and use code Ali Beth for 10% off your purchase.
0:41.9	I promise you'll find something you love.
0:44.0	Whatever consumes us controls us that is certainly true about technology.
0:55.4	Technology is always vying for our attention in addition to the million other
0:59.6	responsibilities that we have in a day. However, Christians are supposed to live differently. We are supposed to have a different focus, different priorities.
1:08.0	We are supposed to be resting in the presence of Christ and drawing strength from his word.
1:14.0	It's very difficult to do that though when our mind and heart are pulled in so many different directions.
1:21.0	Here today is Dr. James Spencer and he wrote the book Christian
1:26.4	Resistance learning to defy the world and follow Christ. It's about
1:30.5	resisting the urge to always be distracted, to always be in a hurry, to always be busy and to simply rest in the presence of God and the strength that we can draw from doing that.
1:43.2	He's got a lot of biblical insight for us,
1:45.5	but also a lot of practical tips
1:47.0	that I know that you're really going to gain encouragement
1:49.7	from.
1:50.2	This episode is brought to you by our friends at good ranchers.
1:53.6	Go to good ranchers.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Blaze Podcast Network, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Blaze Podcast Network and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.