[Philippians 3:13b] I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead.
No one craves a more ________________ life.
Simplicity is discovering what is ________________.
[Luke 12:15] Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”
[Luke 9:23 GW] He said to all of them, “Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses every day, and follow me.
[Philippians 4:11-12] Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. [12] I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.
Do the things in your life weigh you ________________ or bring you ________________?
He who dies with the most toys...__________ __________.
[Hebrews 12:1] Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
The ________________ things often crowd out the ________________ things.
________________ lived a simple life.
[Matthew 22:37-40] Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ [38] This is the first and greatest commandment. [39] A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ [40] The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”
Never ________________________ the power of simplicity.
If you are _________________________ it is time to let go of some excess cargo.
[Matthew 11:28] Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
We find simplicity by discovering what is most _____________________.
