Not to go all ‘Matrix’ on you, but there are both “seen and unseen” forces on our lives.  This fact is quite clear from verses like Ephesians 6:12.  “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” 

We face relentless attacks that require a mental rigor that successfully defends against enemies in the physical and spiritual realms.

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You’ll also want to put in view only that which should be focused on.  Everything outside the frame is not an option.

If there is any hacking to be done, it may be that you hack away those feelings and distractions that are keeping you from doing.

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Does a drip worry about the size ripple it will make?  I’m pretty sure that “making an impact” doesn’t even cross its little mind.  It’s something that happens naturally. What matters most is that it dripped.  And if it desires to continue to have a rippling effect, it just needs to keep dripping.

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Nothing like a good tussle.  And in this case, Jacob was past liking the idea and truly wanted God to respond.  So much so, that even though God physically weakened him (dislocated hip), he remained physically, and spiritually, persistent–until he received what he wanted.

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Laboring in vain is not limited to our trying to fix something that is broken, it also applies to our reaching forward to create and do good. We can just as easily look to ourselves to fix problems, as we can to know and do what is right.

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I like to think of instinct as being a balance of the art and science of decision making.  The art comes with experience, and the science begins with the right decision making process and can be refined to allow you to make the best decision possible, in the least amount of time.

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There is something to be said for focusing on what’s most important and what will have the greatest impact.  In that sense, you’re wise to make the most of it.  Are you?  When you consider that we have an audience with the One who controls all, created all, knows all, can grant all, shouldn’t we be sure to make it count?  A safe bet is a request for wisdom.

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Intended to help the United States track terrorists and prevent any further terror attacks, the watch list can be a very helpful list.

For someone on this list, every movement, conversation, and action is tracked, evaluated, and logged.  That level of scrutiny reveals an important lesson: something so dangerous needs to be monitored thoroughly and consistently.

However, there is a watch list that you want to find yourself on–and never be removed.

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A balanced approach to productivity could be in our being better about keeping focused on, and accomplishing, only what we need to--do well in doing only what you should be doing.

So, as you think about your New Year's “wish list”, maybe hearing this side of productivity will come as a relief.

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When God makes us wait, we too must lock on to what matters most, while ignoring our nagging questions and lingering doubt, which multiplies the longer we need to wait, and is further compounded when an answer is most urgently needed.  But we’ll also see that it is neither a solitary or sedentary endeavor.

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