Here is a book which helps me get started to 'decumulate' what I have accumulated over the years. I discovered that what took me half a lifetime to accumulate, it probably may take the same amount of time or more to unclutter. Therefore it is good time to get started.
As I read this book, I found that our lives can be so complicated, overwhelming and exhausted. It is likely we are part of the contributing factor to these challenges. Therefore, taking time to simplify as the book title suggests is one of the wisest thing we can make changes to our already congested life. Think of it as doing a life spring cleaning - the air is certainly much clearer, healthy, refreshing and enjoyable.
Pastor Bill Hybels identifies ten areas to simplify, beginning with working on our energy reserves, then our calendars, our finances, our work life, our relationships that need forgiveness, our fears, our community, our calling, our seasons of life and finally our legacy.
As I browse through each of these areas, I felt that spirit of procrastination to simplify and work on these areas because it does take hard work. But with God's help, I can slowly but surely unclutter.
Last chapter is a must read where Pastor Hybels concludes, "We get one shot at this life. Choose a purposeful, God-first life, and you will reap rewards for today and for eternity. Choose a life where the God-shaped void in your soul is filled to overflowing, and you will leave a legacy for those who follow you. Invest your one and only life with all the clarity and focus you can give it. This is simplified living. This is the life that satisfies."
You may want to pick up other titles by Bill Hybels such as:
1. Just Walk Across The Room
2. Becoming A Contagious Christian (co-author with Mark Mittelberg)
3. Courageous Leadership
4. Too Busy Not To Pray
5. The God You’re Looking For
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