I have a good friend who I normally decorate a table with for special occasions at church – Valentine’s banquets, Ladies’ Christmas Gatherings, etc. We each bring things we have at home and try to create something beautiful! Sometimes when we are trying to determine what will go on the table, one of us will say, “Is it too much?” And the other normally returns, “More is more.”
The old phrase, “less is more” is meant to convey that sometimes less is more elegant, more appropriate, more pleasing to the eye. But in the case of these banquets, going “over the top” can be a good thing.
“More is more” can be true in other areas of our lives as well. In our spiritual disciplines- prayer, meditation, and spending time with God’s word, which philosophy do we employ? “Less is more,” or “more is more?”
Do we take a minimalist attitude- a barely scraping by attitude – or do we saturate ourselves with His word in various ways throughout day? Do we worry and fret, or breathe prayers of thanksgiving and praise? Do we participate in few things that feed our spirits, or do we involve ourselves in acts of service, of study, and of worship?
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you”
(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).
Notice the words “always,” “without ceasing,” and “all,” in those verses.
I think the apostle Paul was telling us, “More is more.”
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