The More that is Actually Less

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My dear Dad says it often. I think the older he gets the more often he says it. He wants those around him to know its worth. He says…

"Everyone needs someone to love,
something to do and
something to look forward to."

Dad didn't author the quote. It was originally written long ago, by George Washington Burnap who actually said, “The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. We all must have something to love.”

We are wise today if we pause and measure those words well. Weigh the words. Pen them inside, down where the lowest places our thoughts go to – so we let them bring us back to a “holy-center”.

When the air conditioner goes out…
When the car breaks down…again…
When the job ends and the paycheck goes and the bills come and the fever rises…
When the troubles of this world outweigh the coins in our pocket…
When the winds that blow overwhelm the trunk at our middle…
When the phone call brings us to our knees and the careless words cut our insides…

Oh dear one if we can hold and remember that the One who loves us most is the ONE who says,

LOVE

DO GOOD

I go to prepare a place for you

In Him there is ever and always H-O-P-E for what is still to come.
What an exquisite way to do life.

Love someone.
Do something.
Have hope.

Gracious – doesn't this world try to clog it up and confuse it. It can only do so if we allow it to. So today, let's take a minute and think through the goodness of these life-giving words.

We need:

Someone to love (pause today and love them well)
Something to do (do it for the right reasons – whatever it is, do it well)
Something to hope for, something to look forward to (remembering if Abba is yours –and you are His – then this one is settled)

It's the MORE that is actually LESS. Less weight, less clutter, less confusion. Fewer appendages, fewer attachments, fewer demands. It's clean. Pure. Steady in pace, peaceful by nature.

In all you work towards today – and all you need tomorrow – I hope you find someone to love, something to do and something to look forward to. When our Jesus walked on the dirt of this earth, He did all three. He showed us how.