I could do less of the things that make a mess.

Daily writing prompt

What could you do less of?

I could do less of a lot of things that make life a mess. Less is often more: The less worry, the more joy. The less anger, the more peace. The less revenge, the more love. The less hatred, the more kindness. The less defensiveness, the more understanding. The less lying, the more trust. The less hardheartedness, the more compassion. The less self-focus, the more freedom to focus on helping others heal. The world today needs less of the things that keep us from peace and from humble heart-to-heart connection with each other.

The world is weaponized.
Violence is mechanized.
People are terrorized.
And we have turned our eyes
From the Prince of Peace.

It’s time to open our conscience to the ongoing, conscious awareness of the presence and reality of the risen Jesus and to begin to hear and to do what the Spirit is saying to us. It’s time to let Christ live in you, direct you, and build you into His assembly (ekklesia) on the rock of intimate personal revelation from God. Beat the swords and spears in your heart into plows and begin to cultivate the gifts and the fruit of the Holy Spirit within you so that they can bring your every thought captive to obey Christ. Open up to His inner rivers of living water so that He, the Prince of Peace, can restore God’s garden to your heart and spread it to people around the world.

Whenever the Prince of Peace is allowed to rule and reign in a human heart peace settles in and drives out worry and fear. A troubled and fearful heart has yet to fully surrender to the Prince of Peace. Dare to receive the gift of His peaceful presence moment-by-moment throughout each day and night.

Let Jesus’ words give you peace right now, in this very moment! “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

May hearts unfold like
Flowers in sunlight
And awaken from darkness
To be merry and bright
And full of God’s light,
“Christ in you,
The hope of glory.”

About Steve Simms

I like to look and think outside the box. In college I encountered Jesus Christ and I have been passionate about trying to get to know Him better ever since. My wife and I long to see the power and passion of the first Christ-followers come to life in our time. I have written a book about our experiences in non-traditional church, called, "Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible--Ekklesia." If you need encouragement, search for: Elephants Encouraging The Room and/or check out my Amazon author page. Thank you!

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