{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"WordPress Sandbox","provider_url":"https:\/\/wpdev.sandboxsamuel.dev","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/wpdev.sandboxsamuel.dev\/index.php\/author\/admin_aagmnuvl\/","title":"Message: \"Zero-Sum Game\" from Aaron McCarter - WordPress Sandbox","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VNtTQN5txW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpdev.sandboxsamuel.dev\/index.php\/messages\/zero-sum-game\/\">Message: &#8220;Zero-Sum Game&#8221; from Aaron McCarter<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/wpdev.sandboxsamuel.dev\/index.php\/messages\/zero-sum-game\/embed\/#?secret=VNtTQN5txW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Message: &#8220;Zero-Sum Game&#8221; from Aaron McCarter&#8221; &#8212; WordPress Sandbox\" data-secret=\"VNtTQN5txW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/wpdev.sandboxsamuel.dev\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"A message from the series \"Zero-Sum Game.\" \"Remember splitting the oatmeal cream pie at school lunch? It had to be even! Otherwise, your friend would take the bigger half. Remember the top hat stopping on Boardwalk? It meant that your stack of Monopoly money was about to grow or disappear. And who hasn\u2019t lost a few minutes of childhood trying to fly solo on a seesaw? The only way to go up is if the other end goes down. These are all zero-sum games. The only way to advance is at the expense of something or someone else. When we grow up, the games intensify. We no longer care who gets the biggest slice of pie when we\u2019re trying to manage our own slices of time, money, and commitment\u2014and there\u2019s never enough. There\u2019s something ruthless about zero-sum games. They force choices. If you work 70 hours a week, you probably can\u2019t coach Jr\u2019s little league team. If you give your heart to a new endeavor, you\u2019ll have to take it from where it is now. These aren\u2019t problems to be solved, they\u2019re tensions to be managed. They demand wisdom and sacrifice. If you don\u2019t recognize you\u2019re playing a zero-sum game and employ a strategy, you\u2019ll lose in the worst ways. Your priorities will be chosen for you by the loudest voices and squeakiest wheels rather than being set by your values and God\u2019s direction. We desperately need God\u2019s help in this. We need his word to light the way, his wisdom to weigh our priorities, and his strength to stick to our choices. This series of messages is about acknowledging the zero-sum games we play, and then employing a strategy that reflects God\u2019s heart and reclaims our lives for his glory and our good.\""}