Some of the best advice we will ever hear is not to over-complicate things. To keep it simple. In most cases that is perfect. Learning a new skill, nurturing a relationship, even something like starting a website. All of these things and more can overwhelm us...can cause us unnecessary stress.
Typically breaking things down to their simplest form makes them manageable. It makes them easier to understand.
There is one thing that people try to simplify that no matter how basic, we will never wrap our heads around. That is Jesus. His instruction, His purpose for us can be understood by the lowliest of man. But Jesus the being that is something completely different.
I am not saying this to give you, or myself, a reason not pursue Him. There is so much about Him that we will never be able to understand in this life. Even so that is precisely why we seek Him harder.
When we try to simplify Christ we risk missing out on the most rewarding endeavor that we can embark on. As our relationship grows Jesus reveals more small details about Himself to us. Someday He will fully reveal Himself to us. Until then we should not try and rob the depth that sets Him apart from everything else in the universe.
Think about something that took you some time to understand. For example a difficult video game. Learning the details that would help you navigate the levels held your intrigue and kept you coming back. Once you completed the final level and the credits rolled you no longer had the same interest in it. In fact you may have never touched it again. Something that for a time was so important to you all of a sudden had no meaning.
That is what I have been thinking about lately in regards to a relationship with Christ. We may want to rush into knowing everything about Him. Instead we should give Him all of ourselves, He knows it all anyway. By doing so He can teach us about our lives and give us pieces of Himself that feeds our desire to know more.
Christ is complex, be okay with that, don't make Him something simple.
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