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In Today’s Issue:The Nearsightedness of WorryReducing Problematic Screen TimeAI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying ProductivityNo Service to Jesus Is Too SmallTozer on Killing Time

Dear steward,

This morning, I was studying Matthew 6:24–34 (this is the one about not worrying about tomorrow).

I’ve read this passage a million times, but today I was struck by Jesus’ rhetorical question at the end of verse 25, “Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”

He’s saying that worry is a symptom of nearsightedness.

When we get anxious about the necessities of life, we are myopically focusing on simply keeping our head above water—how to pay the bills or just get through the week. We become so concerned with survival that we forget our lives are a stewardship. We’re so focused on counting pennies on the floor, we fail to look and remember we are sitting in the palace of the King of Kings.

This is why worrying about our needs (as real as they may be) is actually profoundly unproductive. “And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?” (Matthew 6:27). Not only does the worry not actually do anything, worse, it’s a distraction from where we should be fixing our eyes.

When you’re feeling anxious about the necessities of life, the solution is to readjust your focus, zoom way out. Remember the God of the universe has called you to a purpose, and if you fix your eyes on seeking His kingdom and righteousness, you can trust that loving Father to take care of the details, even as he does for the sparrows and lilies.

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
– Matthew 6:33

What’s New7 Strategies to Reduce Problematic Screentime (14 mins)

Do you ever feel like your phone is controlling you more than you’re controlling it? In this week’s video, I want to help you identify problematic screen time—and provide you with some strategies to reduce it without guilt, legalism, or trying to completely eliminate technology from your life.

Worth Your TimeAI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity (8 mins)
”As AI tools become more accessible, workers are increasingly able to quickly produce polished output: well-formatted slides, long, structured reports, seemingly articulate summaries of academic papers by non-experts, and usable code. But while some employees are using this ability to polish good work, others use it to create content that is actually unhelpful, incomplete, or missing crucial context about the project at hand. The insidious effect of workslop is that it shifts the burden of the work downstream, requiring the receiver to interpret, correct, or redo the work. In other words, it transfers the effort from creator to receiver.”No Service for Jesus Is Small (5 mins)
This is a good reminder. ”Jesus calls his followers to lives of humble, ordinary, deeply significant service, from his goodness and for his glory. The mundane matters.”Modesty in the Modern Age (13 mins)
An excellent piece on the heart behind genuine biblical modesty by Jennifer Kass.Words of Wisdom

“When you kill time, remember that it has no resurrection.” ― A.W. Tozer

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