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Keeping It Simple

I took some time away from writing the past couple of months, but am back trying to complete my upcoming book "The Daily Uplift." 

I am currently part of a challenge given by Dan Miller of 48 Days to the Work and Life You Love Fame to listen to the Earl Nightingale classic recording The Strangest Secret. I reference this in my latest writing.

Keeping It Simple

 

This morning, while I was sitting in church, I opened my bible and stopped at Matthew 5, which begins Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The amazing thing about this scripture is the fact that Jesus preached with so much simplicity. The reason I say this is because most preachers tend to show off how much education they have, and some denominations require quite a bit of classes before you can get behind some of their pulpits. This is a shame because there may be some people who have been called to preach and have learning disabilities that prevent them from getting the almighty piece of paper. The world may miss out on some gifted people who can do a mighty work for God. These people can preach about a living God without overusing a dead language.

Keeping it simple can be greatly used in the secular world as well. I am currently taking part of a challenge to listen to Earl Nightingale’s classic recording, The Strangest Secret. I am learning this month to take the simple message “You become what you think about” and digest the simple message. There is no need to dig for gold since all the nuggets are there for the taking, at the surface.

Most books are written at the 7th grade level, and this would be for most people to be able to read the content. You can’t teach people by writing in a language which they can’t understand. If you write at a graduate school level, you may as well write the book or article in Russian, or German, because you will be limiting your audience either way.

As you receive the message, should be the way you digest it. Most people talk clear and want you to receive the same way.  

 

A simple message you are able to digest

Is something that will always pass the test

If it’s complicated and hard

It won’t leave the yard

Simplicity is the easiest way to bless

 

 

 

Remember to give it a KISS, or the Keep It Simple Style.


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