Simplify

Simplify, simplify, simplify.  We all want the secret to making life simpler, easier, less frantic and more peaceful.

Most of us are busy and need to occasionally cut the “good” things out of our schedule to make room for the “best.”  If you are anything like me, I have to choose on a weekly basis what needs to stay and what needs to go. (actually, I write this all down according to our family priorities. I wrote about that here)

But one thing that can never be cut is our devotional life. Not just reading your Bible. That is not the heart behind “devotions”. But seeking God, so that you can know Him and He can teach you. It is not about a check list. It is about a soul mate.

One of my favorite songs ever says:

Lord, life becomes more simple
When all I seek is You,
When walking in Your Spirit
Is all that I pursue,
When knowing You are with me
Is all the light I need,
When all my heart is hungry
For You to shape and lead.

Lord, life is filled with beauty
When I am filled with You,
When You, so kind and patient,
Have made me caring, too.
When I am free to love You
And look to You alone,
Then life has found its sunlight,
And hope has found its home.

Lord Jesus, Sun of Heaven,
Its temple and its light,
Life’s goal and its beginning,
Love’s length and depth and height;
Lord, teach my heart to listen
And rest in simple truth,
To know life’s sweetest pleasure:
To know and worship You.

(Words by Ken Bible)

And you know what? Life is more simple when we are content in Christ.

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