The Intertwined Life Podcast – Ep 4 : Deciding Which Manna to Take: Decision Fatigue and the Weary Mom
There’s always more. There will always be more opportunities and options than you have the time and capacity for. And just because some have to be left behind does not necessarily mean any one thing (pursuit, task, action) is better than the ones left behind. There will always be more. And it is possible that it is all good. Decision fatigue is real, my friends!
In the midst of a particularly emotional storm of overwhelm, I sat pouring out my complaints to the Lord. Begging (as I have done countless times over the past decade), “Lord, just show me exactly what You want me to do, exactly what path you’d have me take, and I’ll go after it!” That is when the Lord brought to my mind the story of the Israelites collecting manna.
How the heck did they choose which manna to take when it was all good!?
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Scripture references mentioned in this episode:
- Psalm 118:24
- Psalm 119:18
- Hebrews 4:12
- James 4:8
- John 15:15
- Exodus 16
- Colossians 3:23
- Ecclesiastes 5:18
- John 6:29
- John 13:34-35
- Matthew 22:37
Resources mentioned in this episode:
– Made For This Podcast with Jennie Allen
– Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts by Jennie Allen
– Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
– The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands by Lysa TerKeurst
– The Next Right Thing podcast by Emily P Freeman.
– My blog series: Finding God’s Will
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