The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. ~Hans Hofmann
This is one of my favorite simple living quotes, but one of the hardest for me to follow.
I find so many good things that I want to read, do, create, and so forth. It is easy to get bogged down with good things, even in my spiritual life. Chapter 1 of my newest read, Radical Together, titled Tyranny of the Good, addresses this very issue. It states, "One of the worst enemies of Christians can be good things in the church." I can so relate to this right now.
Spring is always a busy time of year for my family-
The garden demands daily watering and weeding.
We are working to finish up the year's homeschool stuff (though year-round learning is in the works for us).
There is a seemingly unending schedule of holidays and celebrations to plan for, attend, serve at, etc.
All good things, but after a while I find myself becoming increasingly stressed and ready to hide out in a very quiet cave for a month or so, something that sounds very tempting about now ... which tells me it is time to elminate some good things so I can joyfully enter into those that are best for me and mine.
This is never an easy task, but a necessary one.
Over the next few days I will be prayerfully taking an inventory of all the good things on my family's to-do list, evaluating each one, and asking which need to go so that there will be time and space for us to fully enjoy His best things for us.
How do you evaluate and elimate even good things in order to simplify your life?
More thoughts on this topic in this post.
For more Letter E Alphabe-Thursday fun, visit Jenny Matlock!
This is one of my favorite simple living quotes, but one of the hardest for me to follow.
I find so many good things that I want to read, do, create, and so forth. It is easy to get bogged down with good things, even in my spiritual life. Chapter 1 of my newest read, Radical Together, titled Tyranny of the Good, addresses this very issue. It states, "One of the worst enemies of Christians can be good things in the church." I can so relate to this right now.
Spring is always a busy time of year for my family-
The garden demands daily watering and weeding.
We are working to finish up the year's homeschool stuff (though year-round learning is in the works for us).
There is a seemingly unending schedule of holidays and celebrations to plan for, attend, serve at, etc.
All good things, but after a while I find myself becoming increasingly stressed and ready to hide out in a very quiet cave for a month or so, something that sounds very tempting about now ... which tells me it is time to elminate some good things so I can joyfully enter into those that are best for me and mine.
This is never an easy task, but a necessary one.
Over the next few days I will be prayerfully taking an inventory of all the good things on my family's to-do list, evaluating each one, and asking which need to go so that there will be time and space for us to fully enjoy His best things for us.
How do you evaluate and elimate even good things in order to simplify your life?
More thoughts on this topic in this post.
For more Letter E Alphabe-Thursday fun, visit Jenny Matlock!
