Simple.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Simple. The world is complicated, and by all I can see is growing more so daily. It seems like everything around us is so multi-faceted that even the smallest of decisions are so involved. This just doesn’t work so well for me, because I’m wired for simplicity. (That’s a nice way to say I’m simple minded.) So today, take a minute and consider with me the most simple things in life.
Simple life. In a time when so much of what we do is second guessed and analyzed, wouldn't it be nice to live a life that is simple and not complicated? The Apostle Paul wrote that he had been “crucified with Christ” and that the life that he lived was no longer him but “Christ living in” him. Wouldn’t it make things so much simpler if we made the choice to just let Christ live through us? Simple lives can speak the loudest.
Simple words. People around us are hurting, and hearts around us are breaking. There’s never been a time when that’s been more apparent to me than right now. The things I say can be a simple salve to those wounds, though. You’ll never know how far that “Have a great day” will go until you hear a testimony of someone who had been beaten down by others’ words until they heard those. You’ll never know how much a “You’re doing a great job” means until you hear someone share of a time when they were really down on themselves until someone finally patted them on the back. You’ll never know how lifesaving an “I love you” can be until you hear the story of someone waiting for those 3 simple words to bring them joy again. Simple words can change simple lives.
Simple actions. When you take the time to stop and hold the door for that person at the grocery store, that may be the action that restores their dwindling faith in people. When you make eye contact with that homeless man as you tell him hello on the street, you may have just made him feel like a human being for the first time in years. When you shake the hand of that war veteran, you may have just given him the confirmation that his country actually does care what he did with his life. Simple actions can save simple lives.
Simple love. In a time when everything has to be planned out and structured, there are some things that should simply be allowed to happen. God has called us to show His love to a dying world, and He wants it done in a simple way. Those without Christ don’t have to know all the ins and outs of the deepest theology – they simply need to know that God loves them. Just as people in our lives don’t need to know every detail of the knowledge of the universe – they simply need to know that we love them. Simple love makes simple life worth living.
Simple Truth. God loves us. There has never been a more simple yet profound truth on this earth. The ironic thing is that the most important Truth we can ever accept in our lives has been proven in the most straight forward and simplest of ways. Look back almost 2,000 years to the Man named Jesus, hanging with arms outstretched and nailed in place. Hear Him as He cries out, “Father, forgive them for they don’t know what there are doing.” Hear the words, “It is finished.” And hear Him right now as He says to you, “I love you. It’s just that simple.” And realize that simple faith and trust in Him, asking Him to forgive your sins and be your Savior, will simply change your eternal destiny.
So you see, the best things in life are simple. Live like it today.
PS: please keep praying for Marty, Jordan, and baby Morgan. Word is they may go home this afternoon or tomorrow! God is faithful, and He'll continue to be in the coming days/months/years. Also keep praying for Mary - God is in control and He's making that apparent to her family and friends right now.


That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake

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