The Simple Life in a Nutshell

The simple life is not to be confused with the plain life. It is not about being self sufficient or being debt free, even though those are good things. It's not about having chickens and pigs or living out in the country. The simple life is about being singular minded. We were created to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. The purpose of everything we do should be to glorify God. You could live off grid in the middle of no where and still give no thought as to what your purpose in life truly is and on the other hand you could live in a high rise in the heart of New York City and have as your single focus to glorify God. It requires denying the false gods of our society and worshipping the one and true God.

Our family strives to be disciples of Jesus. We try to live on less than we bring in and try to be good stewards of what God entrusts us with. That does not mean that you have to live in a 800 sq. ft., 35 year old single wide or drive an old beat up pickup truck as we have chosen to do. God gives each family a different measure of gifts and resources.

The simple life can be summarized in these two statements: 

Psa 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

and,

Mat 6:24 "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

We are not perfect and are constantly repenting, but by the grace of God we continue to press on to the goal.