Posted: 24 Oct 2012 05:26 AM PDT
Less stuff, less debt, less choices, less accessibility, less overwhelm, less automatic ‘yeses’ because we don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings or we’ve forgotten to turn our default from yes to I’ll think about it and get back to you.
What could you use less of right now?
Definitely less debt. Less getting sick, for all of us. Less family drama. Less worries about the future. Less hard decisions that need to be made regarding cars, housing, jobs, and soon, children. Less distractions from what's really important, and more time with God and together as a family.
But ultimately, we really don't need "less", we need the most. We need God. Having less, even having nothing, has no merit without the most important thing: God. Granted, she means less stuff, but we have to be careful about simplifying so much that we have nothing left, not even God and family. I don't really like this quote because, for me, it brings to mind nothingness, instead of the fullness of life I receive from Christ.
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