Keep It Simple

People in general seem have a tendency to overcomplicate the simplest of things. Some of us more so than others! I know that I for one am one of those overthinkers. It is not a character trait of which that I  nor do I hope to continue on in it!  I am a work in progress!

While we are certainly instructed to study our Bibles in order to better know our Lord and Savior , sometimes the more we know, the more we over analyze things too. It  can become an opportunity for us to overthink things, get confused and frustrated. That's when the enemy takes the opportunity and walks right in the door we have opened! 

As I was doing some morning chores, I thought about a song that a very dear family sang in church many years ago. It was a song by Andrae Crouch called "Jesus is the Answer". You can do an internet search and even  listen to it if you want, but the simple point is this:  Jesus is the answer for the world today. That means for you and for me. In all areas of our lives!  

The Gospel is simple. As in uncomplicated. No one needs  a PHD to understand. We don't need to dissect it, then research it, then dissect it again!  

 It comes with a decision thought to follow after Jesus regardless of how hard things might get. It demands a commitment to do the hard teachings but in and of itself it is simple.

Problem in marriage? Jesus is the answer. Financial worries? Take it to Jesus. What does His word say regarding the issue? Can't seem to overcome that habitual sin? Back to Jesus. If we boil every single issue in life down to its most basic element ,we come to the same conclusion each time, Jesus is the answer.

Eventually the therapy wont be needed. The medication isnt gong to help. The love and support of family and friends will be useless.   One day every single one of us will take our last breath. What then will be the answer to death? Jesus. What did you do with Jesus during your living moments? Did you accept his offer of forgiveness ? Did you put your trust in Him and in Him alone to end the enmity between you and your Creator? 

 Today while you're living for Jesus, doing the ordinary everyday stuff, problems arise, questions surface. The answer is the same. Jesus. It may be simply you just need to stop , drop and pray for wisdom. It may be that you need to take authority over the three enemies of a Christian ( the world, the flesh, the devil). It may mean you need to stop your mad rush to do your errands and go tell a lost soul about the saving power of Jesus. 

Whenever we start to over think, over complicate, just sing the song, Jesus is the answer for the world today and it brings it back to that good old acronym, KISS:  Keep it Simple Saint!