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The Path of Simplicity


Life isn't a doorway to success, it is a journey through ups and downs. But that is about all we look for - doorways on the up and up. Final pieces of perfection to "make us happy". As if walking through a doorway could ever make someone happy for ever and ever. Does walking through the doorway of university make life good, does walking out through the carved oak doors of the church after saying 'I do' make you feel complete? Will stepping across your first homes doorstep make you a better person, or stepping out of those sliding glass doors from the hospital with your first child bring perfection?
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
~ Winston Churchill 

You might have a history, or you might be alone in the world. You might have big dreams, or not so fancy desires, but no rounding out and fulfilling of a soul will ever happen with ones sights set on one pivot point. You will find that that pivot point keeps changing as you reach the goal. Goal re-evaluation is not a bad thing, keeping reality in sight, and hard work as your right hand man are good tools to have. But the act of doing a thing will pass and fade away. The brilliance of the matter in the sight of others will become skewed and forgotten, unless you build deep selfless relationships with the souls who dwell around you. It is not about payment, acknowledgement, or reimbursement. It comes down to giving of your sweat and soul because you love the human race Jesus Christ died for. The people He is waiting to say yes to him so he can gather them to himself into the brilliance of heaven. It does not do to lay plans out for your life, when you are swimming in the net of someone else, already caught for a purpose. 

The path of life is one of simplicity, but that does not mean it will not rise and fall, curve and straighten, or even have alluring side paths. The devil is no fool. The joy of life comes from allowing your flesh, and heart, and mind to be used and glorified by God. It does not come from ease. Quite the opposite, a life of ease tends toward stagnant stench. Just as the water cycles through the earth, and the seasons cycle through the atmosphere, so our path of life cycles through teaching times, pleasant fillings, and heartbreaking, and backbreaking suffering. The three hundred and sixty-four normal days are what make Christmas special. The plate full of life sustaining carrots, broccoli, and asparagus make the slice of pie that much more delicious. The storm of death, abuse, shame, make the mountaintop experiences that much more pleasant and sweet. 

The path is simple if you seek to serve. 

Sarah 
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