Well, we start the new week looking at the distracted heart.

What do we do when our hearts are too distracted to focus on Christ?

Two listeners ask about it, Pastor John First's test, test rates, hello, Pastor John, thank

you for such an amazing and unique platform to minister to people's hearts through this

podcast.

When it comes to setting my mind on the things of Christ, like it says in Colossians

3-2, I know how to preach truth to myself and remind myself of God's promises in Scripture.

However, when I think about my ex-boyfriend dating one of my dear friends that have both

walked away from the Lord recently, my mind is so fixed on that one thing I can't focus

on the Word.

How can I train my distracted mind away from this world and its worries and stresses

and instead set my full gaze on Christ himself?

I'd love some insight on this.

And then Michelle from Canada writes, and Pastor John, you have no idea how helpful this

podcast has been for me.

Thank you for responding to every question with thoughtfulness and love.

Sometimes I have trouble falling asleep and what's helped me the most is daydreaming about

the things that will probably never happen to me.

I imagine my dream home with lavish furniture, traveling to remote places, being the CEO

of a company and so on.

Although it helps me fall asleep, I'm left feeling guilty that thinking about the Lord

and what He's doing in my real life doesn't bring me the same peace.

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