Enjoying the Journey
Posts Tagged ‘simplicity’
The Greatest Challenge I Have
A few days ago it was my great joy to untangle the many strands of Christmas lights that somehow magically weave themselves into ridiculous knots during the off season. Why can’t these things be easy? I muttered to myself (again), “There has to be a simpler way!” Something in all of us, at all seasons, cries out for simplicity. We all have our challenges in life. With age and responsibility comes new layers of things to work through. If you are not careful, life can get very complicated! In the midst of constant turmoil and complexity the Apostle Paul said that he had to work to live his life “in simplicity and godly sincerity” (2 Corinthians 1:12). Later in the…
Read MoreYou Have To Work Hard To Keep It Simple
He was an engineer who had been responsible for the invention of things too intricate for me to understand. Yet the message he conveyed to me was one that I not only understood, I needed to hear. Over a meal in a city where I was speaking a very kind Christian gentleman was explaining to me the type of work he had been in and the specific machinery that he had designed. In the middle of that conversation he remarked, “The hardest machine to build is a simple one. The hardest building to construct is a simple one. You have to work hard to keep it simple.” Now, I am no engineer! But the principle applies to us all: The…
Read MoreA Trip to Mayberry
We have just returned from a couple of days away with the family. Travels took us to the real “Mayberry” – Mount Airy, North Carolina. The kids – and their daddy! – have watched every episode of The Andy Griffith Show several times through the years. This trip, like the show, was a throw back to simpler days and quieter lives. Riding in Barney’s patrol car and eating at “The Snappy Lunch” have a way of slowing your pace and lightening your heart. (The pork chop sandwich doesn’t hurt either.) It was a joy to laugh and just be together. No, they don’t make shows like Andy Griffith anymore. But the love for simple things and the enjoyment of life is a…
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