Simplifying Your Life In This Complex Age

Life as God Intended it

Chances are that your life and everything surrounding it is moving so fast that it seems difficult to get a grip of it, needless to talk of being on top of it... from the "junk drawer" in the room to the overloaded "in box" at the office to the ever-growing list of tasks to complete, errands to run, people to keep in touch with, family to attend to... the list is unending. With the increasingly hectic, stressful lives that the environment we are in imposes on us, more and more people are not only gradually loosing their minds but also just living life as a struggle - This is not life as God intended it.
Is it possible for anyone to handle the overwhelming demands on their time and resources and still get through the day fulfilled? The answer is yes.

First, and foremost, pray for wisdom, creativity and direction. Wisdom to be able to apply what you know rightly, creativity for insight to transformative ideas required to change your life and direction- blue prints required to get to your goal or your desired destination.
Next you’ll need to spend some time doing an assessment, taking stock of your situation. This involves choosing the ‘best’ over the possible, good and the better.
After doing an assessment of the “complexity quotient”, then you are probably ready to start simplifying. Below are a list of 'D's which I believe would be of great help to you;

a) Decide: Because life is full of choices, you will have to decide what you want for your life, what you want to stand for, where you are heading towards and how you want to get there etc. Usually no one else can do this for you except you! – You are the CEO of your life!

b) Divest: After deciding, now its time to divest yourself of things not needed for your new commitment and decision. There are some things you don’t have any business holding on to, whatever your reasons for hanging on to them are, its time to let go. Believe me, your head will feel heaps better after a clear-out, and so will you

c) Declare: Be willing to say ‘No’ to irrelevances and be willing to say ‘Yes’ to the things that matter to your new commitment.

d) Detoxify: We live in a toxic age; Caffeine to fuel the day time, Sleeping pills for the night, watching of television till late into the night, all round internet browsing, inability to exercise due to busy schedule, excessive consumption of journals and newspaper and no time for God’s word- Time to Detoxify! You’ll sure feel and live better.

e) Delegate: Learn to delegate responsibilities, get others to assist with things (Especially women and mothers who multitasks naturally) not only will it simplify your life; you will also be enabling someone else. Remember no one is indispensable! And finally,

f) Depend: (Important!) Learn to depend on your unlimited source of supply- God. Live daily in his presence, cultivate a lifestyle of bible study, prayer and worship. It is also important to fellowship with others with the similar goal as yours. The more time you spend in God’s presence the more your life look like his!