“The Christians Survival Guide to the Election Year of 2024.”
1. Remove Digital Distractions.
2. Limit your material possessions.
3. Resist the Need to Win Every
“It is part of the misguided and whimsical condition of humankind that we so devoutly believe in the power of effort-at-the-moment-of-action alone to accomplish what we want and completely ignore the need for character change in our lives as a whole… We cannot behave ‘on the spot’ as he did and taught if in the rest of our time we live as everybody else does.” —Dallas Willard
James 3:1-6 CSB
Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction. The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences. —Proverbs 18:20-21
We are dis-eased from being double-minded, double-mastered, and double-
.
“We may not pressure someone at the point of a gun, but we do it with the point of our words, because words—think of talk radio, websites, TV advertisements, campaign speeches—are what persuade people. We often push with our words because we think we’re right, but people can’t hear our point when our voice is drained of love (Eph 4:15).” —Jan Johnson
The practice of simplicity is removing the number of digital distractions, material desires, and
dishonesties that keep us from living a joyful life in the kingdom with Jesus.
“Do you know the wonderful new freedom this simplicity brings? No longer is there the stifling preoccupation with ourselves. Now there are new liberating graces to care deeply for the needs of others. And most wonderful of all, we can lay down the crushing burden of the opinions of others… We do not have to be liked. We do not have to succeed. We can enjoy obscurity as easily as fame.” —Richard Foster
Ephesians 4:17-24 CSB
Simplicity is not about doing
, but doing
.
Ephesians 4:25-32 CSB
PRACTICE TOGETHER:
Use
in the place of gossip and exaggeration.
Embrace
in the place of rage and manipulation.