The Pursuit To Live With Intention

Each and every day there are a myriad of choices that present themselves to challenge us in our pursuit of living a more simple, fulfilling and enriched life.

The world in which we live is in a crisis!  It is broken and inhospitable.
We are in an age of cynicism and doubt.  Good morals and values have seemingly disappeared.
The "name of the game" for many years has been "if it feels good, do it" or the attitude of "I can do it if I want to.....it's my life."  Sadly, this lack of restraint is the American view of freedom.  Our souls are suffering from malnutrition.  Much of the world is in disarray and languishing.  People with a kind and loving heart are rare.
Technology and our "gadgets" of today offer "the key to unparalleled productivity" yet, at the end of the day many people are totally exhausted and require assistance from the pharmacetical industry to unwind and get some sleep.  Our society resembles human drones; we're moving to and from like ants and robots.  Yet, humanities ego has spiraled out of control.  On and on...........

                                                             Get the picture?

                                                                           

Ask yourself......is my life really better than my ancestor's was, just because I am reading this article with a laptop or "smart"-phone rather than a pen soaked in black ink?  
Aren't wars, massacres, repression, hunger and suffering still existing?  
Am I really free in this "pile-up" in the express lane of life?  (Don't you ever wish you could just enjoy, linger a bit and make time last longer?)  
Why am I experiencing loneliness even in the midst of all my various "connecting"? 
It seems like I more worried about not putting junk food in to your body than I am about putting junk food in to your soul.  Why is this so?

So, is there a true and Biblical solution to all of the above? 

                                                                            

Yes, there are magazines and countless books - along with pictures - that give advice on how to live a simple life, a less chaotic life.  

  But, only God's Word holds the solutions.  

I admonish you today to get aggressive and be urgent about your pursuit for the simple, peaceful, contented and God fearing life.  

**Catch the vision......and drop the obsession to be so busy.  Abandon the distractions of your endeavors, breath and become fully engaged and focused on your "intentional", edited life.

I encourage you to identify and define the borders that will bring you to a place of safety, contentment, calmness, peace and true love.  Boundaries guard your goals!  

God's Word - The Bible is full of wisdom and guidance from our Creator.

I encourage you each and every day to make conscious, value based choices.  Take charge of your life and learn to manage your priorities based on your faith based values. 

Today, I challenge you to uncluttered your heart.  Discover the true core values of your heart. 

Demolish the divide and resistance.  Long for rootedness, comfort and belonging.  Practice empathy. 

Don't get lost in the whirl of instant gratification, "urgent" notifications, political hatred, etc. 

Make your priorities about things that truly matter.  

Slow down .......and above all else, communicate with your Heavenly Father and LISTEN for His counsel. 

"GOD IS A PERSON, 

NOT A SPIRITUAL SERVICE PROVIDER."

GOD IS QUIETLY AND PATIENTLY WAITING FOR US TO STILL OURSELVES ENOUGH TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

Quote - "By slowing down or simplifying our life we are not talking about being less productive, nor rejecting the whole of this material world, but about being more effective, balanced, and doing what we do with much greater care, which includes the exercise of the moral imperatives that God has laid down for us."

The moments, minutes, hours and days you experience ARE your life.

Your life is in the making of the moments!

Design a life that is unpretentious in nature and as it's greatest possesion your relationship with Him.

When we are encumbered by material things and entrapped by the expectations of family, friends, and society, we will find it easier to give ourselves totally to God and doing His will.  We will be free from the things that hinder us from following Christ wholeheartedly.

Let's uncluttered our lives and live simply......but with intention.....to the maximum!