Paying Attention | The Writings | Psalm 81

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🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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We live in a world full of voices that are competing for our attention. What voices are you listening to? What if these voices have the power to shape how we live? In today's episode, Jeff shares how Psalm 81 invites us to pay attention to the powerful and personal voice of God. 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: Psalm 81

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks.
0:05.0	Where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:09.0	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:11.0	I'm Jeff Parrot. You've probably been in a scenario like this. So imagine
0:17.6	you're in a coffee shop or a restaurant, maybe at a party, and you're engaged with a
0:22.3	conversation partner and you are locked in, listening
0:26.7	with your eyes and your ears, and then out of nowhere your attention is is lured away by voices nearby.
0:36.5	Maybe you overhear the use of a particular word or the mention of a topic that interests
0:42.0	you, or maybe your eyes catch one of the or the mention of a topic that interests you.
0:43.1	Or maybe your eyes catch one of the speakers
0:45.5	and you decide that you just have to know what's being said
0:48.4	in this other exchange.
0:50.3	But the problem is obvious. You still quote-unquote listening to the person in front of you or at least you're pretending to and then you find yourself in a listening battle a dilemma. Do you intentionally disregard this newer
1:06.1	captivating conversation so that you can focus on the person you're committed to
1:10.3	hearing or do you fame attention with your friend and give your ears over to the
1:16.6	competing voices?
1:18.6	If this has ever happened to you, you're not alone.
1:21.1	In fact, we can't help but focus our attention on a particular sound
1:25.7	amidst a cacophony of voices. Researchers call this phenomenon the cocktail party effect.
1:32.3	In a room full of sound we are wired to cut through the
1:36.5	fog of noise and grasp a particular voice to pay attention in a singular direction.
1:44.0	But the question is this, amidst the competing voices in the room,
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