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 With all the distractions around us, it is important to get really clear on what God wants to be the center of our attention. Like a fancy camera lens, let's focus clearly and allow the troubles of this world to blur in the background. "Cast My Cares" by Finding Favour leads us straight to 1 Peter and what God's Word teaches us about accomplishing this clarity. 

Are you truly willing to trade the troubles of this world for God's peace?

In this episode, I discuss:

• The lyrics of the song that point to our memory verse this week - 1 Peter 5:7
• The Bible interaction tool of reading the entire text - watch the whole movie!
• The Bible interaction tool of listening to the text while on the go - YouVersion App
• The Bible interaction tool of prayer to ask God for His power to stay focused and understand
• The Bible interaction tool of reading out loud to remove distractions
• How Peter begins with the end in mind in his letter - 1 Peter 1:3-5
• What our center of interest should be...what should we be focusing on anyway?
• How do we get focused?
  • Gird up the loins of our mind - 1 Peter 1:13
  • Be sober - 1 Peter 1:13
  • Rest our hope on the coming grace - 1 Peter 1:13
  • Don't conform - 1 Peter 1:14
  • Be holy - 1 Peter 1:16
  • Be purified by obedience 1 Peter 1:22
• Some of the distractions Peter discusses in the letter
• The context of our memory verse
• A prayer of blessing over you - 1 Peter 5:10

Additional Resources

• Lyrics
• Story Behind the Song - New Release Today Article

This Week's Challenge

Read all of 1 Peter. Try the tools I used this week. Listen to the audio version of 1 Peter, read it out loud, pray before reading, and try reading in a new version...or better yet, read it several times in several versions. I just scratched the surface of this powerful letter of instruction from someone who had suffered, made some pretty embarrassing choices, and matured in the Lord.

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