“Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil.Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred” Proverbs 15:16-17 (NIV).Complications are not good.When your surgeon comes out during the surgery to inform your family that there are complications, that’s not good.When the pilot comes on the intercom and announces complications, that’s not good.When your mechanic calls and tells you your car has some complications, that’s not good.When your credit card company lets you know that there have been some complications with your account, that’s not good.When an officer at an airport in a foreign country tells you that there are complications with your visa, that’s not good.Complications are not good. We know that. Complications wear you out, are often costly, usually painful, sometimes deadly, a waste of time, and of course complicated. How many things can you think of that you wish were less complicated? The tax code? Check. Insurance forms? Yup. Women? Uh-huh. Kids, husbands, gadgets, buying a mattress, the DMV, getting through on the help line? Check them all.Uncomplicated is good, very good. Simplicity is where it is at. Unfortunately somehow simplicity seems to be hard to hold onto, complications always manage to invade, and if they don’t we have a knack for complicating things all by ourselves.It doesn’t take much to complicate things, one mistake, one wrong word, one lie, one moment of inattention, one stupid decision, one unwise response, rushing too much, waiting too long, stubbornness, selfishness, greed, anger miss-handled, too much assuming, ….God invites us to a life of simplicity with him. Adam and Eve only had to watch out for one, yes one, thing: stay away from one tree – that’s simplicity. Ten Commandments for an entire society to function by – that’s simplicity. Love God, love your neighbor, love one another as the core guideline for all of life, all relationships, all interactions, all decision making – that’s simplicity. Jesus Christ loving us and giving his perfect life to save sinners (sin is the ultimate complication) through faith in him – that’s simplicity even a child can understand.To God be all glory, love you, Pastor Hans