Well, it is the second day of a new decade and life seems to be unfolding in an unusual way already. As I have prayed and asked God for guidance over the past three months, one thought has dominated my thinking. That thought is that I need to live this year, and every year from here on, simply Christian.
I think that too many people spend too much time trying to “do all the right things” and too little time being simply Christian. I am not sure where this thought will take me, but I have seen already an incredible change in me. Things I used to worry about, things I used to strive for, things I used to consider important have little place in my heart these days.
What God has shown me is that after all these years of being a Christian (over 33 years now) that I need to simplify and get back to the basics of my faith and my relationship with him. He is the one who should have first place. God, the Spirit, should be the sole guide and all I do should simply reflect him.
This has effected the way I think about family, church, money, business, and others. My prayer is that through this year I can understand simplicity in a way that I have never known it. I want to be the light God called me to be and I cannot do that if I am always blinded by a world full of godless noise.
Simplicity will keep me focused on God and the things he feels are important. I will be able to hear him clearly if the other noise stays outside my heart and thoughts. So, I am heading back to simplicity. It is where I think all believers belong and where I am praying for the strength to lead many.
May our God bless your new year and may you look to him in simple faith and let him lead you where he wants you to go!
