Simplicity
Transcript: Simplicity “Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have. —Anonymous Don’t be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, “I’ll never let you down, never walk off and leave you,” we can boldly quote, In all your ways know, recognize and acknowledge him and He will direct and make striaght and plain your paths. 11 Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. 12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. 13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. “Do what you’re good at and everything else will fall into place." Willnett Crockett ○ Complicated: Hebrews 13:5-6 (nlt) difficult to analyze, understand, explain, etc.: a complicated problem. Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) Simplicity: “A man’s reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he REALLY is.” John Milton 6 So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?” The quality or condition of being easy to understand or do. The quality or condition of being plain or natural. Hebrews 13:5-6 (msg) clarify, clean it up, clean up,clear up, cut down, cut the frills, disentangle, disinvolve, get down to basics, lay out, let daylight in, let sunlight in, make perfectly clear, make plain, order, reduce, shorten, streamline, unscramble Be still, and know that I am God; Philippians 4:6-7 6-7 Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. add fuel to fire, clog, confound, convolute, derange, disarrange, disorder, elaborate, entangle, foulup, handicap, impede, jumble, make intricate, mix up, muck up,muddle, multiply, obscure, open can of worms, perplex, ravel, render unintelligible, screw up, snag, snarl up, tangle, twist, upset 5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” God is there, ready to help; I’m fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me? Proverbs 3:6 A state of happiness and satisfaction Philippians 4:6-7 Psalm 46:10 (msg) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Step out of the traffic! Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything Phillipians 4:11-13 (nlt) Contentment: