How To Make Your Life Simpler

My Utmost For His Highest

…the simplicity that is in Christ.  —2 Corinthians 11:3

“Simplicity is the secret to seeing things clearly. A saint does not think clearly until a long time passes, but a saint ought to see clearly without any difficulty. You cannot think through spiritual confusion to make things clear; to make things clear, you must obey. In intellectual matters you can think things out, but in spiritual matters you will only think yourself into further wandering thoughts and more confusion. […] Even the very smallest thing that we allow in our lives that is not under the control of the Holy Spirit is completely sufficient to account for spiritual confusion, and spending all of our time thinking about it will still never make it clear. Spiritual confusion can only be conquered through obedience. As soon as we obey, we have discernment.” CHAMBERS

Most of our lives are very complicated, and they should not be.  Our lives reflect a tangled web of relationships, choices that we have made and the consequences associated with those choices. To live this new life in Christ successfully … simply, we must live in obedience to the Word of God.  Obedience is possible when we have our relationships in order and our mind set on the right things.  Having our relationships in the right order is a result of setting our hearts on God.  Loving God is intentional. It cannot be feigned.  When Jesus challenged Peter after His resurrection … He told Peter that if Peter loved Him, it will be evidenced by the way Peter lived his life.  Peter said he loved Jesus.  But Jesus said love is more than words.  (John 21:15-17) 

Having our minds set on the right things, means that we choose what we think about, dwell on.  (Philippians 4:8-9) “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.”  When you have the peace of God, your life is simple … it does not mean that you are not walking in a raging storm.  But your response to the storm is one of simple dependence upon the One you have your heart set on.  What is it that you expose your mind to every day?  What do you watch on television?  For most people television is like  moth and a flame.  I have been surprised by the trend to have multiple televisions in restaurants.  I watch people as they try not to watch the television.  Restaurants used to be places you went to relate to those you went with.  Now they are like sports bars.  So noisy you can barely have a conversation. (sorry for the rant).  Set your mind.  (Romans 8:5) “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.”  Did you catch that?  Your life will follow whatever you set your mind on.  Think about it.  ELGIN

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)