curiosity killed the……

thanks friend! thanks a lot!

insert sarcasm here

just when you think

your going to kick it in over drive

and cruise a mile or two on cruise control

a friend comes along and says

“hey,  I’ve got a book you need to read! you could blog about it!”

you’ve heard “curiosity killed the cat”

well, in my case (killed my closet!)

actually

curiosity lead me to buy the book 7

and 7 has turned my little world

UPSIDE down

 

INSIDE out

and I’m only on Chapter 3!!!!

author, Jen Hatmaker posed the question:

“Do you feel trapped in the machine of excess?”

why yes, Jen, I do thank you for asking

now what?

7 is about how Jen” took seven areas of excess and made seven simple choices

to fight back against the modern-day diseases of greed, materialism and overindulgence.”

She chose food, clothing, spending, media, possessions, waste & stress.

She and her family took 30 days on each topic boiling it down to the number seven.

Now, here’s where I’m at

#1 I am completely and totally OVERINDULGED in every. one. of  these areas

#2 I am not in denial

so what am I going to do about it???

#1 keep reading this book

#2 praying my way through

realizing

I am not Jen Hatmaker

I am Karmen Smith

I love Jesus with ALL of my heart and soul

and want to please Him and honor Him with every area of my life

I am going to seek His wisdom in how I can apply what I have read from this woman’s experiment

why?

because STUFF and the means of accumulating STUFF distracts me from my purpose of

becoming more like my Maker

Jen wrote: “Jesus didn’t redeem the world on the throne but through the cross”

let that sink in a minute…..

the KING of the world

perfect LAMB of GOD

died on a cross

for me

filthy, overindulged, spoiled rotten, distracted

me

and you.

consider:

“He wasn’t rich or notorious, well dressed or handsome…He was approachable in every way.”

am I approachable?

am I willing to approach the unlovely, the poor, the lowly?

He did.

this next sentence got me

” We are drawn in by His simplicity, then transformed by His magnificence.”

Jesus was simple

His message is simple

“Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”

I hunger for simplicity.

do you?

one more question:

can we REALLY, SINCERELY  “carry the gospel to the poor and lowly while emulating the practices of the rich and powerful.”???

just some food for thought

I’m still chewing on the answers too

“this life is a breath” really.

lastly,

Jesus was and IS magnificent

on that day

I want Him to say “well done”

don’t you?

 

PS..have you read this book? leave a comment and let me know what impact 7 has had on you!