Wisdom & Wit
Wisdom & Wit is a daily devotional podcast from Shoe Leather Gospel—where deep truth walks in dusty boots. Each 5-minute episode weaves Scripture, story, and spiritual insight into a rich devotional moment designed to start your day with both conviction and delight. Rooted in the unchanging Word of God and sprinkled with humor, wonder, and pastoral wisdom, Wisdom & Wit helps you think biblically, live obediently, and walk closely with Christ in everyday life. Perfect for quiet mornings, commutes, or coffee breaks—because truth should travel well.
Wisdom & Wit
The City of Distraction
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Life feels like downtown traffic at rush hour—notifications buzzing, voices competing, and your spiritual GPS rerouting every few minutes. In today’s Wisdom & Wit devotional, Chris Reighley helps us clear the clutter and refocus on what matters most. Drawing from Hebrews 12:1–2 and The Pilgrim’s Progress, this episode reminds us that distraction isn’t just noise—it’s entanglement.
Discover how to drop the dead weight, fix your eyes on Jesus, and run your race with endurance. Ready to leave the City of Destruction behind? Tune in, take on a 24-hour distraction fast, and walk with purpose today.
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Imagine trying to drive through downtown traffic with ten phones ringing, five GPS systems shouting conflicting directions, and your mother FaceTiming to remind you that you forgot to call. That’s not a metaphor. That’s Tuesday for most of us.
And yet, spiritual life isn’t so different. We try to follow Jesus while juggling a dozen distractions, wondering why we’re stuck in gridlock.
This is Wisdom and Wit, and I am your bible teacher, Chris Reighley.
Todays scripture comes from the book of Hebrews chapter 12 verse 1 and 2, and it says:
“Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith…”
In The Pilgrim’s Progress, Christian flees the City of Destruction with a heavy burden on his back and his fingers in his ears, crying, “Life! Life! Eternal life!” Everyone around him thought he was nuts. But Christian had seen the truth—his city was doomed, and distraction was deadly.
Today, we don’t live in the City of Destruction—we commute there daily. Between TikTok scrolls, endless news cycles, and spiritual apathy disguised as “being busy,” we’re constantly pulled from our purpose.
Hebrews 12 reminds us: if you want to run this race well, you’ve got to drop the dead weight. Distraction isn’t just inconvenient—it’s entangling. And the more we tangle ourselves in side quests, the less we live for the glory of the finish line.
Jesus isn’t calling us to multitask our way to maturity. He calls us to fix our eyes on Him—undistracted, unflinching, and unburdened.
Let me ask you a question:
What distractions are pulling your eyes off Jesus right now? [exhales]
Try a 24-hour “distraction fast”—no social media, no background noise, just the Word.
Each morning this week, pray: “Lord, fix my eyes on You today—clear my vision and calm my pace.”
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Let me pray for you today:
Jesus, help me lay down what distracts and lift my eyes to what lasts. Let me run this race with joy—and my eyes fixed only on You.
Today, don’t just put your phone down—put your hope up. Heaven is ahead, and the road gets clearer the more you look up.
