Fighting Analysis Paralysis | The Writings | Ecclesiastes 11

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🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Do you ever find yourself in analysis paralysis? Does your anxiety take over when decisions need to be made? Has analyzing your future led you to inaction in God's Kingdom? In today's episode, Jensen looks at Ecclesiastes 11, inviting us to trust the good news that God is in control of our future. Read the Bible with us in 2024! This year, we’re tackling a group of Old Testament books traditionally known as “The Writings”— Psalms, Chronicles, Proverbs, Daniel, Ruth and more! Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Ecclesiastes 11

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.8	I'm Jensen Holt McNair.
0:12.0	I have a confession to work. I'm Jensen Holt McNair. I have a confession to make. Occasionally I bribe my toddler.
0:18.9	See, his favorite form of bribery is whenever we go to Target to run errands. If he listens really well and if he's
0:25.2	kind to his sister in the cart, then on our way out he gets to pick out a Hot Wheel.
0:30.0	Turns out, while Jude does need a good deal of encouragement to make good choices,
0:34.9	when a Hot Wheel is on the table, he pulls it together real fast. And in return, we end up being frequent visitors to the Hot Wheels Isle in Target.
0:45.2	See, I've got that Isle memorized, and not just because we go often, but because the amount of time
0:52.4	we spend staring at the wall of Hot Wheels.
0:56.0	Now if you don't have a toddler who loves Hot Wheels and you haven't been there recently,
1:00.0	one thing that you need to know is that there are so many different hot wheels to choose from
1:07.3	So many colors, so many shapes and all for just a dollar
1:11.7	Jude's little brain, honestly, cannot handle the choices.
1:16.0	The red one.
1:17.0	No, no, the blue one.
1:18.0	No, the one with a shark head.
1:20.0	No, the green one.
1:21.0	No, orange.
1:22.0	No, actually, the green one. No, orange. No, actually, the fire truck one.
1:25.0	See, it's excruciating. The more hot wheels he sees, the more paralyzed he becomes in his decision-making.
1:32.0	Now, I've gotten smarter now. I quickly... becomes in his decision-making.
1:32.6	Now, I've gotten smarter now.
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