LIVE SIMPLY: 10 Ways to Make Life Simple
Here are my resolutions
1. Keep closer to God and His people
Remember to start and end a day with prayer. Prayer is the best way to communicate with Him, how long or short it is as long as it is in a sincerest way will suffice our spiritual needs.
Another thing to nourish our spiritual thirst is to join a community with Jesus. In this way, the power of darkness will stand poor chance against believers who love one another. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name- the name you gave me- so that they may be one as we are one. John 17:11, NIV
2. Stay away from Temptations
The acts of sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. Gal. 5:19-21
3. Remember: Humility and Positive Attitude
Whatever walks we have in our life, we must still keep our feet grounded and develop the positive attitude for a positive outlook in life.
4. Be Friendly and Loving
The reason why I find it difficult to find true friends because ‘I am closing my doors to new people and showing my superficial view.’ But that was only before I realize the true value of friendship. Be approachable and don’t be hesitant to introduce the real you.
“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil.” 1 Cor. 13:4, 5
5. Have Focus during work hour
These past few months I was in between the battle of two conflicting interests, my work and my blog. Since I started this blog just this month (July 2012) then I was still in the hype of searching and posting new stories and topics. I later noticed that I was out of focus with my work and realized the difficulty of multitasking especially with these very impugning interests. But I got a simple but helpful solution for this: Time Management and Self-control.
6. Financial Budget Planning and Premeditation
Before the pay-day, I habitually inscribed my financial budget plan for the next two weeks on a small notepad. This consists of my fixed expenses on the top of the list, credit card dues, daily allowance and recreational activities and to-buy lists at the bottom. All of these are panned so well except that being an impulsive buyer was my greatest failure that I can’t accept, because I was supposed to be a strict financial planner of myself. Everytime I was on a shopping center, I can’t resist but to buy anything that I thought to be useful but actually not. But this time around, planning is a good choice and adding premeditation is better.
7. Be Fit and Healthy
We all have no excuses for a little time of exercise. Walks a day, jogging outside the meadows or subdivision, gardening and household cleaning are simple yet useful tool to start our brand new fit day. In my case I made a resolution to have an early morning exercise of at least three (3) times a week, like 30-minute running around the subdivision, jumping with a rope, push-ups, crunches or 30-minute circuit training. Being cautious to what we eat and drink will complete and sum up to our healthy life.
8. Just keep on Grooming
“Rather than rely on false energy from a cup of coffee in the morning, reach for an invigorating cleanser to wake you up.” Though I am not a coffee drinker but this quote may sound funny for us guys, but the reality is that grooming is now a big business for us. It will boost our appearance and confidence towards our business clients and even people around us.
9. Keep on Learning and Improving
I can’t afford to be complacent on my current learning; I always have the tendency to discover new things and find ways to improve to increase my fair value. To overcome my fear or shyness over new things, I always think that everyone starts from nothing but reaps something with great prosperity and personality.
10. Live Simply
As much as possible I want to live with simple life, cut-down luxuries and live with-in the means. To start from this living we must identify the Needs and the Wants, the answer for this only lie on your best sound judgment.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Gal 5:22-23
