Our attempt at living a “simple life” involved a long list of do’s and don’ts. While I know we embraced God-honoring goals, I look back now and chuckle at what that meant for us in day-to-day life. And in a season of economic expansion marked by societal extravagance, we were going to “do it right” and live with less in order to have more time and money to invest in the Kingdom of God. We were setting up our home and trying to figure out how we were going to live. When Bill and I started our life together as husband and wife in the early 80’s, we fully embraced the idea of a simple lifestyle. Google tells me that I can start to live more simply by not spending money on things I don’t really need, avoiding debt (if at all possible), having a garage sale to get rid of old junk I don’t use, and buying a bike instead of a car to save money on insurance, gas, repairs, a car loan, and maintenance.īut I need my car. The definition of living the “simple life” has changed over time.Īccording to the Mirriam-Webster Dictionary, 1828 edition, it meant, “a manner of living in which a person does not own many things or use many modern machines and usually lives in the countryside.” Editor’s Note: Recently, our Study Together groups worked through Richard Foster’s book “Celebration of Discipline.” So many helpful conversations ensued that we thought we’d create a blog series on the topic and post articles the first week of each month.
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