It’s simply cliché

"A devout life does bring wealth, but it's the rich simplicity of being yourself before God. Since we entered the world penniless and will leave it penniless, if we have bread on the table and shoes on our feet, that's enough." 1 Timothy 6:6

"And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done." Genesis 2:3

"Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands." Psalm 112:1

Keep it simple stupid … it’s time to learn the art of simplicity. "Getting back to basics", a saying said from time to time; we hear it, agree with it and do very little to follow it. The simple life is not necessarily choosing to live in Hippyville nor is it giving up days with excitement. It’s about stopping and smelling the roses, slowing down because we move too fast. It's time to start embracing the clichés and start heeding God’s will for us to rest in Him. It’s time to connect with our God and delight in Him. The advertising company working for Mastercard understood this concept of simplicity with their “priceless” campaign. What are the priceless things or moments? They are the simple things like the toddler delighting in the cardboard box that the expensive product was delivered in.

De-cluttering and de-busying our lives will bring freedom and freshness that the rushing robs us. Even though most of us crave a holiday the idea of slowing down and clearing things out physically, emotionally and spiritually actually freaks us out. So we choose to stay slaves to busyness, allowing it to rule over us. We then come under the great deception of better the devil you know rather than clinging in faith to our saviour and Lord. When it comes to the crunch old habits die-hard and we stay outside the Promised Land rather than receiving God’s favour. Have you noticed that God blessed the day that he chose to rest? The work was good but He blessed the day that He stopped and delighted in creation. Perhaps it’s time we follow his lead.

Lissette Endacott