Simple Biblical Guidance to Life’s Complicated Situations
As much as technology has improved our lives, it has also caused it to be infinitely more complicated. Case in point: I just bought some waterproof headphones so that I could listen to music when I swim, but I have no idea how to make them work, even after reading the directions. I long for the days when the Sony Walkman was the latest technology, and you didn’t have to have a PhD to figure out how to use it.
Fortunately, we don’t need advanced technology in our spiritual journey. We can always return to the basics in the Bible. Here are three well-known passages that might help us to simplify our daily routine and slow our rigorous pace.
The first comes from the Gospel of Mark (12:30-31) in what we know as the Greatest Commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength,” and then, having done that, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Pretty simple and straightforward. Imagine how much better our world would be if we embraced that commandment.
Another key passage comes from the Gospel of John (8:31-32) in which Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” There is so much deceit and dishonesty in our world today. How much better would things be if we held to the teachings of Jesus and committed ourselves to lives of honesty, integrity, and sincerity?
And finally this from the Old Testament Book of Deuteronomy (6:18), which states, “Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight.” Much as we might be inclined to deny it, Jesus is always watching, so would it not be in our best interest and the best interest of others to “do the right thing” always and everywhere? In this complicated world, the answer to that question is quite simply, yes, is it not?
Best wishes for a blessed week!