Living Simply in a Crazy World

Song Title: Living Is Simple

Artist: Switchfoot

Album: Learning To Breathe

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So, according to the lyrics, Switchfoot tells us that living is simple. ...Um, really? Was this song written a hundred years ago, or what? This day and age doesn't seem so simple, does it?

Jon Foreman, front man and lead singer explained the song this way, "The crazy circumstances around recording matched the context of the song exactly. The song is trying to express the tension between the amazing complexity of a life of grace and the simple faith to which we are called."

Well he got the complexity of life right, but is yours a simple faith? What about Christianity itself? Is Christianity a simple faith? John 3:16-18 says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son." Can it get any simpler than that? God doesn't require ritual. He doesn't require you to do works. He doesn't require you to say anything. All you need to do is believe that Christ saves you. Do this and God will take care of the rest."

So, if it is so simple then why doesn't everyone believe? Well, the enemy is hard at work keeping people in the darkness of their sin. Look what it says when we read on in John 3:19-21, "This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God." When people come to the Lord they have to give up the darkness and step into the light. It's simple, but it is hard to do.

Is your life so complex that you can't enjoy the simple faith you have in God? When was the last time you took a walk and enjoyed your surroundings and quietly thanked God for creation. It can really bless your day, so try it! When last did you wake up and spend the first few moments before getting up by asking God to guide you through the day? It can really set you off on the right course. When was the last time you took time to read your Bible? Do you have any idea how much God show you when you lose yourself in the Word. What about taking time out to listen too one song each day for a week to see if God will show you something through it? (Hint, Hint)

Don't you sometimes get tired of the complex and chaotic world you live in? Make some choices today that will enable you to enjoy the simple faith you have.