KISS

Keep It Simple Stupid! I tell myself that all most every day! It’s so easy for me to complicate life and make things harder than they should be. For many years I had mad my faith in Jesus a very complicated thing. I tried to follow the rules and the don’ts as best as I could. And I failed. I had complicated the idea of Jesus so much that it was I who was trying to live the Christian life and not allowing the spirit of God to work in me.

When I finally got to AA and was serious about the program I finally understood what it meant to be a Jesus follower. While in the rooms of AA in Eurkea I was reminded of the term I use to use, Keep It Simple Stupid. I had put God in a box that He should have never been in. When I became willing to surrender to Him, He drew near to me. God never forsaken me, I thought that I knew all the theology on God and I had this thing covered. Boy was I wrong.

Today I do two things, first I am working the program of AA and second I am working the program of Jesus. The program of Jesus for me today is to words, Love and Grace! How can I show others love and grace? And how do I accept His free love and Grace every day. Does this seem to simple? Good!

This weekend I am headed to see me kids. It’s the same town that I had to stop being a youth pastor at because of my Alcoholism. When I go there I have lots of fear and of course regret. But I can go there this weekend knowing that Christ has forgiven me through His grace. My Keep Simple Stupid program will remind me not to complicate or over future trip what could and could not happen.

As a normal recovering Alcoholic I want everything to be put back in order to day. But I know that it is one day at a time. And sometimes one minute at a time. God knows my heart. And as my sponser tells me all the time it is not my job to care what other people think of me. So today and this weekend I am going to try and keep it simple stupid!