Hannah Brencher joins me on the pod to talk about habits of slowness and cultivating routine time with the Lord. She gives practical tips to tackle the lies we tell ourselves, contain our social media habits, and embrace the “secret hours.” If you struggle with busyness, I pray the Holy Spirit would use Hannah’s words to draw you to himself through rest.

A little bit about the guest:

Hannah Brencher is the author of Fighting Forward, a blogger, TED speaker and entrepreneur. She founded The World Needs More Love Letters, a global community dedicated to sending letter bundles to those who need encouragement. Named as one of the White House’s “Women Working to Do Good” and a spokesperson for the United States Postal Service, Hannah has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Oprah, Glamour, USATODAY.com, the Chicago Tribune and more. Find Hannah at hannahbrencher.com.

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Fighting Forward by Hannah Brencher

Hannah is reading The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins and Tell it Slant by Eugene Peterson and she’s listening to the Crime Junkie podcast.  She is being refreshed by cultivating habits of slowness.

Noteworthy quotes:

“We have to be able to put our devices and distractions down and bring into the world what we are called to bring into the world.“ - 8:02

Questions for consideration:

• What do your “secret hours” - time spent in the Lord’s presence - look like? Are they a consistent part of your routine or scattered? Which part of your day can you guard to meet with the Lord and be refreshed by him?
  
• Hannah discussed the lies we tell ourselves and how we avoid processing the root of those thoughts. What areas of your life are you “putting on mute” to avoid a deep dive into your thought patterns?