What If It’s True?

Life has become too complicated.

Right?

When do we eat or drink together? Wash clothes or even stitch up that hole in our jeans? No, wait, the clothing industry saves us time with that one.

There’s work, a job to go to. Almost every day.

Then there are music lessons for the kids after work.

Calendars. This time of year, there’re end-of-the-school-year parties, music programs, graduations—all layered over ball practice and riding lessons, and, and, and!

We have to work so we can eat, have a date out with the spouse. Replace that old T-shirt or those jeans that are fashionable these days. Has anybody put pencil to paper to see if it’s cheaper to buy jeans with no holes? Bet it is.

Add bills and personal finance to the list of life-is-complicated.

When a person is an entrepreneur, it isn’t a 9 – to – 5 day, either. Running a business, paying the bills, keeping up with current technology. Making product yourself to sell.

Even making a grocery list takes time. Buying food takes time. Okay, you know what’s next. Fixing the food and cleaning it up.

This is getting depressing, isn’t it?

When we think things might settle down, the hot water heater breaks down.

Me this week—I need to write words—but I got 19 fraudulent purchases on my Shopify store. All for an ebook. All for $0.99. Words are gonna have to wait so I can clean this mess up. Funny thing though. I had already deactivated my Shopify store to save money. It’s too expensive, so I’m transitioning my store to WooCommerce.

It’s called card testing. The bot or human makes a very small purchase with a stolen or found credit card to test if it’s viable and then makes very large purchases—hopefully somewhere else! I’ve closed my store!

Where am I going with all this?

Here. Do I really believe this? “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matt. 6:33, ESV.

A brother in Christ said this recently: “Keep it simple, Stupid.” It evidently originated with a guy in the U.S. Navy about design and engineering, but apply it now to your life. I’m not an engineer—don’t laugh. I love structure in storytelling, finance, in goals.

But if I seek God first in everything, all the above, I’ve seen it happen. The things I worry about seem to become organized and fit into a plan.

His plan.