Keep it Simple Sweetheart

Last month I started a file cleaning project and with that project decided to type and put in written form some scattered notes I had made for various Bible teaching assignments over the years.

  

 One assignment had me struggling in 1995. The thrust of my talk was about comfort and caring by the Lord as he leads us, his flock. I called it a “Good Night Kiss.”  But in my early thoughts and struggles on what to teach I kept repeating to myself a common catch phrase at the time: “Keep it simple stupid.” 

After a time spent struggling with what to share all those years ago, in faith, I felt a nudge from the Lord saying, and correcting me: “Keep it simple sweetheart.”

The Lord frowns when we degrade ourselves or when anyone degrades us. We are His creation and He loves us intensely. He did not like having me call myself stupid. So, He sent correction. Keep it simple and understandable my child was the direction I heard all those years ago. The words were loving and affirmative. While admonished, I never felt shame, just love and encouragement. The Lord never ever shames us. He might bring correction but we know we are loved beyond all reason when He does bring correction. (Proverbs 3: 11 & 12 “My son do not despise the Lord’s discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those He loves, as a father the son he delights in.” 

Thank you Lord. I'll remember to keep it simple.