Think about what the word “disorder” even means. It is literally when things are out of order. The quality of our life is diminished when we lose the proper order of things. Cosmologists revel at the fine tuning and order we find in the universe. What would happen if the universe became disordered overnight? Our cosmos would become a chaos and all life would cease to be! That’s how important order is… our very existence depends on order. Disorder is no joking matter! Yet, often we try to learn to cope with our disordered lives instead of having a severe wake-up call to re-order them so that we can thrive again.

This is all about directing our energy toward what matters most. In the long run, being Kingdom-minded is what matters most. So I have to be honest with myself about what is helping me become Kingdom-minded. The best way to do that is by looking at my values and my time. 

Simplifying our energy comes down to two key things: having a simplified vision of my values and a simplified vision of my time. 

As we say, our calendar and bank account will show us real quickly what is actually valuable to us. Simplifying my values will simplify how I use my energy. Why? Because if we value everything we value nothing.