Complexity.... things get so complex that we get overwhelmed... it can look hopeless and paralyzing.
Faith however is simple and simplifying... it is binary... we have it or we don't... i really like the Lord's prayer...
""Pray, then, in this way:
'Our Father, who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
'Your kingdom come.
Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. '
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'" - Matthew 6:9-13 NASB20
Each line flips a switch. Each line is a way to believe and a thing to believe in that shifts the focus and burdens off of us and toward God.
The God who Is
The Holy God
The One who Is going to show up in a powerful organized way
The One who wants things and makes them happen
We ask Him to feed us
We rely on Him to forgive us
We look for His leading and trust in His deliverance
None of that is complicated... it is simple...
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you." - 1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV
Casting cares is a mindset that frees us to do the next thing... our problems won't get solved if we are passive but we can have a clear mind as we walk ahead one step at a time.
"[Nun] Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." - Psalm 119:105 ESV
Today i got a few things done and tomorrow i will do a few more. Some are steps i must take but i will also start and complete a few small things just to feel that simple sense of accomplishment.
"A Song of Ascents. Of David. O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and forevermore." - Psalm 131:1-3 ESV
Yes and Amen to that.
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