Day 286- Simplify to Amplify

📖Daily Reading

 2 Cornithians 9

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📝 Reflection 

 2 Corinthians 9: 10

'For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. '

In this particular chapter Paul is speaking about cheerful giving and the law of the harvest. In my ‘laywoman’s’ language I like to remind myself to simplify to amplify.  When I am simplifying my life it means I have to give away and let go. This has been hard for me because I really am a person who is interested in lots of things. I have what they call ‘shiny object syndrome’ in every area of my life. I love lots of foods, like literally I can think to maybe two or three things that I don’t like. I love to explore, learn, travel, try new things, helping people, being creative, reading, dreaming, serving, sharing what I learn, teaching, mentoring, like all the things! I love life and I have a tendency to spread myself thin while also stuffing myself. Can you relate?

Maybe you are someone who can’t relate and you have put lots of boundaries in place and you hold onto things and you don’t like to share your time and resources. Which ever end of the spectrum you are on these tendencies to don’t lead to the abundant life that God promises us. We are playing the game of life according to our own rules which tell us that there is a limited supply and it is a competition. 

God’s ways are not our ways and he tells us this a thousand different ways and we have a hard time trusting it. We are stubborn and hard headed and we wonder why we stay stuck. The good news is that we can be free and the path to freedom is giving it away, letting go, simplifying, surrendering, trusting the way of love and humility. 

Paul added the caveat of being cheerful and giving with a willing spirit. Everything is energy and therefor everything we do has the energy and the spirit in which we do it with attached to it. This energy is what will be amplified, multiplied and returned back to us. This is the law, this is the way. Many of us give, we check that box and call ourselves a ‘good’ person doing a ‘good’ thing. And it is good, but maybe it isn’t being amplified in your life. Now God also promises that he will bring beauty from ashes and work all things together for good for those that love him(love). 

He is not limited by time and space the way we are. So this is not to bring guilt and shame, but a healthy conviction or a sorrow that Paul mentioned in the previous chapter. When we can see our motivation and be honest about it we can adjust and move in a new direction. This will help us attach a new spirit and energy to our actions. We truly do reap what we sow. So be careful what you sow. Simplify by letting go and giving generously, freely and willingly and you will always have your own needs met and exceeded.

'And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. '2 Corinthians 9:8

✍🏼Daily Journal Prompt 

This is one area where God invites us to ‘test’ him. So how can you give it a try today? How can you try to simplify and watch God amplify? 

📖Tomorrows Reading

 1 Corinthians 10

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