1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 Make it your aim to live a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to earn your own living, just as we told you before. In this way you will win the respect of those who are not believers, and you will not have to depend on anyone for what you need. How is God asking you to live the simple and quiet life?

“Why should I seek something Jesus didn’t seek” hit me hard. It makes me want to be still and ask myself why I’m truly doing the things I am doing.

Very recently I realized that I would fantasize about worldly things. I’m in high school right now(homeschooled), and I live in a tiny tiny village in Costa Rica, I am truly blessed, the best clean air, the best clean food, the best clean water, surrounded by a jungle… but instead of taking a look around and appreciating the blessing, I would fantasize about a fancy and high end life. And literally two days ago, I realized that I don’t want any fast cars, I don’t want fancy clothes, a villa, getting my nails done every week, no, I don’t want any of that, I love my chickens, I love my crazy country family, I love our fruit trees and the dirt that feeds us, I love my boots covered in cow poopoo…. Thank You Jesus, Our Lord, Amen.

Instead of going out all summer and having fun with friends. I am in a season of just focusing on God and doing Bible studies. I do the 50 for Christ. Which is 10 Bible pages a day. 15 min of prayer 15 min of worship. 30min of a sermon. 1 hr social media fast

The Lord has REALLY been convicting me about this and showing me what it means to have joy. For years I chased success, praise, materialism and all the things I thought I needed to be happy. Today, I went for a run and had the best time alone with God with the sun on my face. My wants have shifted so much. Praying he continues to show me what needs to die. Loved this message.

Once I realized this world and almost everyone in it are heading straight to hell I walked away from everything. I dropped social media, tv, books, movies, everything. I stopped keeping up with what was going on in the world and I spend as much time in the word of God as possible. This world has nothing to offer but emptiness. Set your eyes on heaven.

God has shown me that the simple life is allowing him to let me just be. No striving, just simply running the race to the finish line. Nothing more, definitely nothing less

To speak less and listen more. To not need to convince others that I am right. To practice gratitude & lay down my will for God's will. All things I have been praying for years and now I am feeling the workings of the Lord. Thank you for your message.

I often do 9, 10 hour work days...when im only scheduled to do 7. I am starting to realise its my pride making me do it, wanting validation from people, a pat on the back and a "well done". The only "well done" I want is from God. Thank you for the video. Real talk. 🙏🏽

I can live the simple and quiet life, by not chasing worldly things, or recognition, or being “busy”. Rather, I can focus on the small things in life, like the day to day things. I also believe that I can live the simple and quiet life by making Jesus and His word my top priority.

I think God wants me to be content with the things I have and with the life I live. Not look for the extraordinary, or a better job, a nicer car or a nicer apartment, but be grateful for everything He has provided for me. That includes my faith, my family, the peace and grace He has given me, the gift of seeing the beauty of His creation, the relationships I have because of Him. And to keep focusing on giving more, not acquiring more or being more.

To the simple and quiet life add helping others, giving to those in need, praying and interceding for others just as Christ tells us to love our neighbours as much as we love our selves..

As a young women another layer of pride GOD convicted me to peel off was 1) deleting my face from social media, deleting my ig acct etc.. 2) throwing out all makeup & fake things that make me “more beautiful” or “more presentable” I focus on looking clean, Holy, modest, while trying to be a faithful servant in this distracting + fallen world

Boredom is a luxury

“Why should i seek something that Jesus didn’t seek.” Jesus was perfect in every way. Yet we’re still so arrogant to think that we know better than he did. Jesus knew exactly what he was doing, we should try to follow his example. Even if the world hates you for it, do it anyways. Jesus reminds us, “If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.”😤

This brother has serious peace upon him..Looks like he's been on vacation for three months straight.. Simple and quiet life I've adopted now...Amen

To stop chasing to be a springbok rugby player for the glory, but I should chase GOD instead.❤amen

It's so crazy that I am seeing this because last night I deactivated my Instagram account. I feel more calm when I am off all social platforms. It's like my brain is at ease. I feel like Jesus Christ wants me to draw closer to him and I just keep tip toing back and fourth. I thank you for this message as it has reminded me that half of the reason I be so stressed out is due to my Pride as well as societies expectations. It's a lot however I'm determined to overcome this and draw closer to the Lord as much as I can.

John the Baptist was so on fire for Jesus and I believe it is because he lived a simple life. He ate simple natural food, he wore simple clothing, and preached a simple yet powerful message. And he was called Beloved!

I deleted all of my shorts that had hundreds of thousands and sometimes millions of views. I walked away from thousands and thousands of followers because it became an idol. I can relate.

“Jesus didn’t want popularity because he was so humble he had no pride” Just the thought of having no pride mad me feel a sense of freedom inside!

Please pray for me. I have been falling into sin a lot recently. I keep forgetting to pray at night, even though I want to. I'm sick, and I'm getting better, although, I still fall into sin often. I really want to stop this. Today we pray, and for a simple, and quiet life. Amen. ✝️

"Pride is the part of me that reaches out for recognition... Pride is the part of me that has no problem praising myself..." ❤️ Needed this. Have been approaching a season where I know I will get man's recognition if I act a certain way- I don't want that, I want God. I want His simplicity + HIS HUMILITY. ❤️🕊️

I love this bro because a lot of people wouldn’t admit that we appreciate your transparency and your message from the word this surely will edify those who see it, amen bro.

God is calling me to spend quality time with him in the morning and throughout the day; to seek his face and kill my flesh by pursuing the things of godliness and seeking him first🙏🏽

God has asked me to live a simple and quiet life because he has allowed me to take a step back from hanging out with my friends just to fool around. He made me realize that sometimes it’s just better to stay home and be at peace rather then regret doing or saying dumb in a public setting.

i’ve been feeling this for a while, recently feeling like i need to just live simply and quietly instead of worrying about how many people i can reach about God and preaching to the nations, instead of living for God and trusting that He will bring people my way to preach to or spread the good news to. of course there will be times i’ll feel Him calling me to go out into public or somewhere i’ve never been to talk to people about Jesus, but overall i do feel called to just live quietly for Him because we can get very prideful and doing it for clout and popularity. i think this was really good timing alex, thank you.

This is the type of teaching I've been looking for, for years-earnest, gentle practical intentional living guided by scripture. Been in church my entire life and became disheartened by the emotion-led/based faith around me. You don't know how much randomly stumbling upon this channel has helped me. Glory to God. With all sincerity, thank you for the vision God has given you.

I have a simple quiet life an its awesome just me an Jesus I have more peace this way

God is showing me through my children. I see that my kids don’t ask for the glitz and glamor. Yes they love toys but they are so simple compared to what I see in the world. God is showing me I can be the same way. I don’t need all the things I have. There’s no value in possessions one we leave here so why force myself to have those things. Simple living, simple clothing, and it allows me to think more of Christ and allow His headship to flow through me to my family.

pride is such a hard topic to talk about because a lot of times we feel as if we aren't prideful and the message is for someone else. i needed to see this though, thank God for leading me towards this video.

When you see a great athlete on TV, some people want to be like them and make it to the big leagues. This video shows me that if it's God will, it will be, if not than it won't be. It's better to live a simple and quiet life than a hectic and popular life. HALLELUJAH! God is asking me to live a simple and quiet life by leaving my desire to be some great superstar athlete in his hands, and just put my faith in him. He will provide.

How is GOD asking me to live a simple and quiet life? It's a question that had not come to my mind until this video. GOD spoke through you, brother. And it's a question that really connected a lot of dots in the convictions i had that i didn't understand. Why is it that i feel so reluctant to do the small chores and do the little humbling jobs? It's as if i considered myself superior to others. But it's not "as if." That is as it is. It's the newest way the devil has carved out an avenue through which my pride can thrive. GOD is calling me to live a simple and quiet life by doing the things that humble me. To be a servant to HIM and, therefore, to serve those who HE has placed around me. Up to this point, i had forgotten what a CHRIST-like leader looked like. Not a triumphant, cape-wearing, glorious knight with a sword that has never seen battle and a higher opinion of himself than of the ONE who created him. Rather, the picture of a CHRIST-like is of a scarred, poor, lowly servant washing the feet of those he leads and dedicating the entirety of his money, comfort, strength, and dignity to the spiritual welfare of his flock. That's what CHRIST modeled for those who are given sections of HIS Flock to shepherd. i am not yet shepherd of a flock, but i already feel accountable for the flock i will one day be responsible for because of HIS Calling for my life. i fail to spend my time training myself to be humble and to study the Bible. Rather, i study theology for my own personal benefit and pretend that is sufficient when i could be studying the Bible, and i turn my nose up to anyone who asks me to serve, rather than seeing it as an opportunity to glorify GOD and love serving HIS Flock. GOD is asking me to life a simple and quiet life by abandoning pride and humbling myself, and by living a life that the greatest of GOD's leaders should live, that of a servant. Brother, i don't know if it's how you talk or what, but GOD has used more of your videos to bring me closer to HIM than of anyone else's. And i don't know if you'll ever read this, but if you do, please know that your videos are blessing me in a way that can only be by GOD's purpose. It's people like you who i look forward to talking to when we pass into eternity. GOD bless you brother. Praying for your family with their sickness. GOD is with us!

I was worried and stressed about studies, but after this video I found peace in my heart.

I cried when you described Jesus, so humble, so obedient. When my eyes and His eyes encounter, nothing else matters. Thank you for letting the Holy Spirit guide you to talk this sweet truth! blessings Alex

I came to search KZfaq for an idea how to live a more simple life because things are getting on top of me. Glad your video found me.

This is amazing… this same thing happened to me! I love solitude and I never feel alone… Yah changed me in such a way that love cleaning, cooking, taking care of my children and when I do go somewhere I go to nature where I can sit and watch the birds, the trees and where always Yah meets me! I have a friend that said one time that I’m like a savage because I always want to be at home or alone and I have no desire to be in loud, noisy places… I love this simple quiet life! I don’t need to be praised nor do I need the worlds applause, I have something way better: the presence, Peace and Joy of Yah! I am happy to loose my life to find it! Halleluyah 🙌🏽

Your honesty and transparency was very appreciated as most of us suffer with pride as well in our relationships thank you for that. God has been leading me out of self worship and showing me why i need to appreciate and respect my household more.

Thank You Dear Lord God and Thank You for this Mighty Message Of Wisdom May God Send Many Blessings to You and Yours 🙏🏾❤️

I'm slowly starting to learn about Christianity and I've got to say that I'm really looking forward to finding inner peace through Jesus. Thank you for the Video and for spreading God's word.

To seek discipline but not perfection. I get so worked up in academic validation and the opinion others have on me based on the ranking of a university I get into or my grades. I need to try my best in school but not for the recognition of others but out of thankfulness for the opportunity it provides me to get a nursing degree where I can show the love of Jesus. This video made me realize I need to change my mindset and not get so worked up in the opinion others have of me so much so it goes above God’s opinion of me. Thank you for the video 🙏

"Why would I seek something that Jesus didn't seek" This stopped me in my tracks. This is such a powerful message. Praise God!

Been struggling lately with the need to feel important. I'm striving for acalades for the wrong reasons. Lord help me to be ok with not being known by the vast majority. Help me to live quietly and humbly in you Amen.

That was so enlightening. For YEARS I’ve struggled and fought to become a full time KZfaqr, even went through a season not having a job just so I could pursue this dream of mine. The thought of doing what I love, making videos, and being my own boss, having the freedom to travel with my wife and kids without having to ask for time off sounds amazing. However, as I see these successful creators who once claim to be a Christian outgrow God and become influenced by the world and its vision on who they need to be to “stand out”, I don’t want that. I hope Rhett and Link come back to Christ. I hope MrBeast one day turns back to God. Lord, if I have to sell my soul to clout to reach this dream of mine, then don’t ever let it happen. It’s just not worth it! Help me live the simple and quiet life.

Just finished reading The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer. So good!

Psalm 75:6-7 “For promotion and power come from nowhere on earth, but only from God. He promotes one and deposes another.”

This has moved me massively. I’m looking at life in such a different way. “your chasing yourself and you are not free”. Gods word is so powerful, and sometimes we need others to explain to us what the bible is telling us and relate it to a situation that is relevant to our lives to see what God is saying to us. I deactivated some of my social media accounts recently and trying to move away from the social standards of this generation and after watching this video, I have truly understood the importance of resting in his presence. Casting all my fears and anxieties on him and not putting so much pressure on myself to be perceived a certain way. If Jesus wasn’t seeking it why should I? God will promote me if that’s his plan for me.

A friend sent this to me and i’m so glad she did. I get so caught up in keeping up. Jesus didn’t pursue extravagance. Thank you jesus for speaking through your Word in this man.

What a wonderful message! It reached me here in Brazil. Thank you for sharing it. The Holy Spirit has been talking to me about these things, as well. And it's so good to hear it from other christians. God bless your life and family.

I love the way you pointed out your pride in waking up in the middle of the night and in the cleaning the toilet thing because it helped me to realize that no christian is perfect but Jesus Christ.

I have to thank your ministry for helping me choose the simple and quiet life a year ago when I was chasing my career and trying to make life go my way. I was missing out on being still and quiet with the Lord and serving my family at home. It has been such a blessing to slow down and stop trying to keep up with the world. God used your Psalm 119 series to help open my eyes and break things off that needed broken. I am so thankful for your ministry, God bless you guys.❤

God’s been teaching me to trust him, and that has been leading me to being faithful in the small things that I do, like studying for a test or doing chores around the house. God wants us to have peace and enjoy life with him.

I found your video quite refreshing. I have always been more drawn to the simple life but found that friends etc couldn’t really understand my decision not to be consumed with material things, going out to brunch etc. I just enjoy being at home, playing worship music, going to the park for a picnic. I feel in my most simplest state I am the closest to God and my focus is more concentrated on Him rather than distracted by the things of the world. Hoping to purchase a quaint little place, grow some wonderful food and just continue to glorify God in my everyday life 🙏🏾♥️

Mother Theresa's quote has inspired me. Not everyone is called to do great things. But we can all do small things with great love. I just want to do the God things. I want to see the openings of God and sow seeds. I am called to do some big things but I only want to do them with God and for God. To walk in the Spirit and not in the ego. So good!

I am called to live the simple and quiet life 🙌🏽 I just deleted every social media account I had even my tiktok and instagram that I was using to spread God’s goodness He’s calling me away and when He calls me back it’ll all be for Him I want to able to hear His voice clearly in all that I do I want Him to promote me where I can look back and say it was nobody but God that done it for me! 🙌🏽🌻

I read 1 thessalonians literaally 2 days ago and that verse really resinated with me. Ive been on a journey of digitial mininalism for a few months thriugh buying a dumbphone and slowly delting my social media accounts. The Lord is really teaching me the amzingness of not being popular, not having loads of things, and being free from distractions. Im really learning a lot right now and this video came at the perfect time. Thank you for this, its so important for people to realise this and to stop chasing after fame

Thank you for this message Alex! The Lord has definitely been opening my eyes to what it means to live a simple and quiet life. When I was in the world I almost always did things for attention and I let popularity be the focus of my life, but God has been so good to me and is showing me why living a life like that is the worst thing I could ever do. He’s helped me to become more humble and to slowly understand more and more that all my value comes from God and Him alone. He created me and loved me enough to let Jesus die a sinner’s death so that I can be made clean by His blood and be able to enter His presence by His Spirit. It’s not about me, it’s all about HIM!

I have been striving, chasing after my dreams for years and years, and I got frustrated and angry with God when he didn't give them to me after years of praying for them. Then I realised that my dreams and wants aren't the ultimate goal, but God is. God has really gracefully been pressing this into my heart that it will be good to let go of this obsession over the things that I want, and I've been able to let go so much more. It's still hard sometimes, but I'm not actively striving for the things that I want, and instead, I'm praying that God promotes me and, at the same time, im actively not promoting myself. It's been so much more peaceful, and I'm joyfully excited to dive deeper into trusting and thereby into his peace. There's nothing better than that. There has also been a deeper sense of enjoyment of Him, and that's just the best feeling❤. I'm going to try to go deeper by being disciplined with my school, training and eating well, and by limiting screen time. I'm also gonna be fasting weekly to really seek his presence.

just to let go of things, and Let God. Let go on the things that call me stress and focus away from God just let it go it could be anything such as a tv show or a tt series let it go and let God work in you

After this video it completely changed the way I think to where I am changing to the simple quiet life PRAISE THE LORD

Humility is true strength ❤. Love this 😊. Thank you Jesus

Amen

Found this video... without the KZfaq shorts. Thank you for this Word!

That’s so Good pastor! I pray a surrending for those who are seeking Jesus. That wicked voices both spitrual and physical are muzzled! I love you baby ❤

I’ve been going through a really hard time so this summer I’ve been focusing on healing and getting closer to God. God Bless You All. Don’t give up

6:00 preaching here and there shouldn’t be your source of happiness but spreading the word like that can be the life God has called someone to live. The problem is when you let it get to your head and you stop being faithful in the little things

Thank you for being honest and vulnerable and not hiding the dark parts of your self. thank you for sharing!!!!

Give it all to God, nothing is too much for Him

"cool and awesome, upside down and different" awesome!

something very beautiful about your videos. It just seems so different.

"Pride is the part of me that reaches out for recognition"🙌yoh!

How beautiful that I just watched this scene on The Chosen. God's timing truly is wonderful. ♥️

Sounds like God was working out a pride issue with you. My constant prayer is for God to keep me humble and for me to reach those He needs me to reach by whatever means He chooses. Obedience is absolutely the focus. On a surface level, that’s the same for everyone….pursue Christ. On a deeper level, He uses us differently. We have different gifts, abilities, strengths and weaknesses. He uses them accordingly. The answer is always obedience. ❤

How God is wanting me to live a quiet and simple life is to slow down. Yesterday I saw this post on how to grow your social media and I wanted dm the person and grow my following for my podcast. But I was looking at everyone else I wasn’t willing to…let God exalt me and there was this spirit willing to wanna let God exalt me but my flesh was chasing human praise…and I need this podcast right here bc I wanna be up there so bad and have this platform. And I would get discouraged when I don’t have many ppl looking at my videos but God has been telling me to trust in his timing and having a huge platform can bring so much stress and my pride tells me that I can handle it and I need it bc for years my flesh has strived for attention from people but to be humble and let God take the wheel, to let go and let God is where im at right now. Thank you so much for this podcast episode i really needed it

Thank you for all the videos. Thank you for the encouraging words and talks. Thank you for being real. And thank God for everything! Sending the best to you and your family 🌸

Really wish you’d keep up your shorts. That’s what initially led me to y’all.

This is quite a good video, letting us see that Christ's teachings are to a large extend - or should be - common sense. This is who we really are meant to be, if we do not understand and act in another way, we simply won't be really happy or really at peace. It is not some kind of justice from above, it is living in line with the core being our soul ...or not. Simple wisdom, thans for your video Alex.

instant subscribe!! I love this and i thank god i found your channel ❤❤. God bless🙏

While listening to this I was reminded of my friends and the type of people I hangout with and I felt this feeling of if they ( my friends) do not have the same focus as I do in Christ then I should learn to say no to the distractions stopping me from living the quiet life as Jesus did

I love how u guys arent hypocrites. You practice what you preach!

This was so powerful loved listening to it 🙏🏻thanking Elohim for showing me this message

May God help your children AND YOUR EVERYONE AMENN

Thank you Alex

Recently I graduated from university and I'm finishing up my certified flight instructor training so I can teach others how to fly. During this training period I've been so anxious with the success of others in this profession that I've been stressing out over such simple things. I was on social media comparing myself to others and evaluating whether or not I'm going to be successful. Then a really good mentor of mine told me that trusting in the Lord is like letting Him guide my aircraft. I was confused at first but he explained it like this: As pilots we have to follow checklists and procedures to conduct a safe flight but instead of the pilot navigating, we let the Lord decide our destination. Now relate that to real life: Go and conduct your life in a godly manner, do not stress about the future, enjoy the small things in life that may seem insignificant. While you do this and trust in the Lord, He will guide you to the destination He intended for you. After that, I deleted my instagram and pretty much set a schedule to build good habits: reading the Bible, mediating with the Lord, working out, studying aviation topics. All this to build myself and enjoy the life I have. I thank God every day for keeping me and I still can't believe Jesus died on the cross for me. Only thing I can do is praise and give thanks to the most High.

"Unless you're that obedient, to the point of death, you'll never be lifted up in God's good time" WOW I'm grateful i found your video and channel 🙏 the last week I've been reading a book about loving Lord with all heart and having a obedient behavior, it's been a blessing. Seeing your video now make me reflect about things that had been in my mind lately, thank you so much, brother, for this 🤍

This is crazy bc I literally have been feeling God calling me to slow down and steward what He has given me, rather than chasing and striving for the next thing with business. And I have so much peace from that guidance and wisdom from God. Very timely message! I feel like this is definitely a message God is speaking to us- to live a quiet life & slow down…

My call was to give up all the comforts of home and to become a minimulist as I venture on this sober journey while emy faith ahead of my pride and creature comforts while living with sinners. I struck out on my own to head God's call upon my life and to become humbled while growing in Jesus Christ Amen 🙏🙏! No power and my faith in Jesus Christ because God's Grace keeps me from straying and falling back into sin. I'm proud of you Alex. And a true testing of Faith on my part and I can Repent and I'm sure you or anyone wouldn't judge me for saying so on this message so others could pray for me as I return my prayers for then too.... Amen 🙏🙏 Thank You

Thank you so much Alex. I love seeing the way ur changing and growing in Christ. It inspires me to stay strong and draw nearer to God. I have to admit, today was not an amazing day and I came on KZfaq to commit some sin for my own pleasure but as I scrolled on my recommended, somehow my thumb clicked on ur video. I was very tempted to quickly swipe it away and ignore it but I was told by the Holy Spirit to stay. And so I did. Thanks to God working in you I can go to sleep peacefully tonight because you reminded me to obey just like Jesus. Once again, thank you Alex, keep up the good work.

I honestly wish I saw more influencers and KZfaqrs talking about this. This is so real.

Following my passion of creating jewelry in a silence of my small room turning me into what matters the Most. Thanks Alex for a very deep sharing of your Liberation.

I've watched this video several times and each time I feel like I learn something new, thank you Lord for showing me that there is no need to chase unnecessary things!

This was absolutely what I needed to hear. Thank you 🙏 becoming a stay at home mom, I’ve wrestled with my inner thoughts of not being enough and needing to make a career for myself. But raising my children is my career, my purpose which God has gifted me. THAT is a simple quiet and beautiful life worth living to glorify God.

This hit me… i see myself seeking approval and recognition from everyone i talk to. Romans 7:15 like crazy. But Watching this and hearing you say what Jesus said/ how he acted, it convicted me. Boy did i need it. I get mad at my wife when she doesn’t do something and i have to. I get mad when i don’t get the recognition i THINK i deserve. I’m over it. I want what Jesus wants. I want death to my pride. Thank you for allowing the Holy Spirit to work in you man. Blessings.

The Lord has been showing me multiple times a day the past few days 1 Peter 5:6. Humble yourselves before the Lord and He will exalt you. And what you have said, “God is the one who promotes”.

Thank you for sharing this, Alex. Very timely. My answer is to reduce my screen time and increase spending time with God.

Thanks alex for posting this video! Living the quiet life (via ear quiet) is impossible because i got dis constant ringing in my ear, but i will not let that stop me from learning and following the word of God

Thank you, just came across this at the right time, I’m looking for a new job so I can travel. I’m currently a teacher and really feel that God works through me in my role. I’ve spent the last week getting caught up in all sorts of nonsense of how to be a digital nomad and earn 6 figures whilst you travel. God has always shown me the right path and I pray that he continues to 😊

Moving away from the city. Grounding myself in God's natural creation

Answer: giving up doing to much and trusting in Him and His love

Popularity can cause problems. Amen.