Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
When we built our house, we had to excavate and get the trees cleared for where the house was to go and to have a yard. So…we purposely took away the shade to keep it cool on hot days, we took away a windbreak for on the cold days, and we put in a yard. What does that leave us with? More work! It doesn’t make sense when we are the ones to plant the grass and put fertilizer on it to make it grow even faster and thicker, then complain about mowing it! God provided perfectly beautiful woods for shade, but we wanted grass. Friends of mine, who aren’t from the United States, can’t understand this crazy way of thinking. They said if God thought we needed us to have grass, He would have provided it. We needed the trees, He provided, but we got rid of them…we complicate things!
When I started to homeschool I was given the great advice to keep it simple. This is where we go wrong. We’ve stopped keeping things simple! We ask our hubbies what they are thinking about, and when they say nothing, we overanalyze. They really do mean nothing…keep it simple! When we allow our children to be involved in too many activities at one time, the whole family suffers, and the kids don’t enjoy any of it. Choose only one or two activities…keep it simple! When the dog is running around and not listening, attach a leash to him or put him in the crate for a few minutes instead of yelling and running around like one of his litter mates…keep it simple. If we are tired during the day, shut off the electronics sooner at night and get more sleep…keep it simple. If we hate cleaning, don’t buy such a big house…keep it simple.
People will even complicate getting into heaven. There is only one way…Jesus…keep it simple!
I challenge you to keep it simple today. No excuses and no overthinking. Jesus kept things simple for us, so shouldn’t we learn to follow His example?
