Simple Faith

James 2:18 But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."  Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. NIV Am I the only one who tends to complicate things?  I'm passionate for simplicity and yet it seems that everything in my life left to itself drifts toward complexity.  My garage is cluttered... how did that happen?  My desk collects excessive amounts of papers... how did that happen?  Following Jesus takes a doctorate in theology... how did that happen?  You see it's easy to sit back and allow complexity to clutter our lives and even our walk with Jesus. I find that when it comes to the Kingdom of God and our walk with Jesus that it's actually a very simple matter.  Love him.  Talk with him.  Relate to him.  Trust him.  Obey him.  Allow him to love you.  I'm amazed at how "deep" we can get when it comes to the outworking of faith in our lives... "In order for God to bless you, you need to pray and confess like this... tilt your head to the side like this, raise your voice like this, hold your tongue just like this, listen to this tape, read this book"... ad infinitum. Jesus and the authors of the Bible didn't seem to think it was that complicated... oh perhaps in the Old Testament under the Law there was a degree of complexity.  However, when Jesus came along he championed a simple faith built on trust and confident assurance in a loving and gracious Father.  Has your walk with Jesus become as cluttered as my garage or my desk?  Perhaps it's time to take it back to a "Simple Faith."  Keep it simple today... and everyday for that matter.  Have an amazing day! Many Blessings, Pastor Jimmy Phil 3:10 "Greater things are yet to be done in this city!"                                                      - Bluetree