I was checking the news this morning and thinking about how many struggles we see that are the result of just simple things done or not done.
An affair destroying a marriage.
Carelessness causing injury.
Anger causing crime.
Inattention causing hurt.
Why do we do or not do such simple things? Just work on your marriage instead of looking elsewhere. Be careful and attentive. Forgive instead of dwelling on your anger. Pay attention.
Someone may say, "It's not that simple." Parents tell their kids they are getting a divorce and the kids ask some version of "can't you just love each other/stay together, etc." The parents reply, "It's not that simple."
Actually, it is that simple. It just isn't that easy. The act of choosing the other person over yourself. The act of dying to self. The act of putting care and concern for others into all you say and do is very simple. But it isn't easy at all.
I blogged last fall about
Simple Hard Things that are hard simply because we are fighting our own nature.
Today, look at the simple things you should be doing. They may be hard, but they aren't very complicated.
