Yeah, I’m a Christian and I’ve never seen a more perfect example of someone who is Christian in name only. He’s not fooling anyone else but his poor wife & I’m concerned for her safety and well-being. His actions speak volumes, and God knows. He can pretend all he wants online for likes and views, but treating his wife so poorly is disgraceful. Christians aren’t supposed to be narcissistic, manipulative and selfish like this man is. So shameful.
I feel so sorry for her 😳 telling her she has to earn his praise, telling her she needs to go to the gym after just having a baby, not being willing to apologize but expecting her to move on…he’s sick. I feel so sorry for her and hope one day she can get out
I feel so bad for Sutton….I’ve been seeing clips of the two of you interacting and I hope one day you get to experience what it’s like to have a partner who actually listens to and values you, and doesn’t hide behind God as a way to work around not doing the work to be an actual good husband 😬
I just got notification today that I got a job 😊 I'll be renting an apartment hopefully by February. I've been (homeless) a guest at families homes for 20 months. Covid and a bad car wreck (injuries)flipped my life upside down. I went from independent to dependent, I lost everything! So thankful for the email I got today about my new job. ✝️💖😊 I was blessed and happy with my little life, I'm glad to get to rebuild it again.
Your not alone! My situation is different than your but similar at the same time! I’m too a guest in my family’s home. In the middle of rebuilding too. ❤ congratulations on the job!
@@ronnie-lynn I'm praying for you that God open doors and give you joy in this time. That he move fast so that you may get settled in Jesus name amen ✝️💗
@@nateandsutton I am thankful beyond measure. God slowed me down for a reason. Your videos are awesome, I appreciate y'all. Thank you for all the wisdom you give. Xoxo Sebrina.
@SGM hi lady, congratulations! I had covid for 16 days, nearly died. Praise be to God for getting me through. You must be stoked at new year coming! Yay for you, from my UK 🇬🇧 recliner!
You are SO right in everything you have stated. I started watching The Minimal Mom and you have to watch her videos. She has inspired me to declutter, downsize, donate, etc and live a more simplistic life. It has been SO freeing. We have watched so many friends go bigger and bigger with their homes, cars, trips etc. Meanwhile, we have lived in our home for 36 years. We have done simple inexpensive changes year by year. We are now empty nesters and are so content with our one level simple home. And YES WE HAVE ROOM IN OUR DOUBLE CAR GARAGE to park our 12 year old cars inside. We have watched our town build more and more storage units which are a HUGE monthly costs for people. It is very freeing to live with less. Our motto is if we earn more we give more. We have owned our small retail store for 46 years. We work hard, give hard. Thank you for sharing your story of awareness to live a simple life!
I have to admit, lately I have been worrying about not having a place of my own. My husband and I rent a very small apartment, rent right now its crazy a one bed one bath is about 1800. We don't even have a washer and dryer. But you both just reminded me where I need to focus my eyes, Thank you! We are blessed that we have no debt and that when we can, we are able to help those that need it. This life is more than just what we have or what we can get. It's all about Jesus, giving and serving others. :D
I had to stop this video and wanna share a bit of our story, we lived in canada basically our whole life,both of our Daughters where born there, our income was really good we could do whatever we desired, but we felt a calling to move back to where my husband was born,a third World Country, 2 years ago, we live on a very tight budget our income obviously is much much lower here, all the money my husband earns is much counted for, this past pay period we actually had 5 dollars leftover, which we are excited about 😂cause it tells us we can do this, but we don’t make enough to pay for our girls school tuition so we need to go back to Canada to work for a few weeks/Months out of the year to pay for that, but My husband and I spend so much time together now we do everything together our girls are happy here and I’ve honestly never experienced a peaceful life like this before and I wouldn’t trade it for the life we used to have when we could do much more, God is all powerful and He knows what’s best for His Children. Keep Sharing the truth , love you guys ❤
“A successful businessman on vacation was at the pier of a small coastal village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The businessman complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The fisherman proudly replied, “Every morning, I go out in my boat for 30 minutes to fish. I’m the best fisherman in the village”. The businessman, perplexed, then asks the fisherman “If you’re the best, why don’t you stay out longer and catch more fish? What do you do the rest of the day?” The fisherman replied “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, spend quality time with my wife, and every evening we stroll into the village to drink wine and play guitar with our friends. I have a full and happy life.” The businessman scoffed, “I am successful CEO and have a talent for spotting business opportunities. I can help you be more successful. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats with many fishermen. Instead of selling your catch to just your friends, you can scale to sell fish to thousands. You could leave this small coastal fishing village and move to the big city, where you can oversee your growing empire.” The fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?” To which the businessman replied, “15 - 20 years.” “But what then?” Asked the fisherman. The businessman laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions!” “Millions - then what?” The businessman said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, spend time with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your friends.”
This is a great message, Nate and Sutton! How wonderful that God is showing this lesson to you now. God had me pare down my belongings substantially this year and it’s quite freeing. I am very appreciative of your vulnerability and letting us know the lessons God is teaching you. I really love small homes. I think they’re so cozy! May God bless you on this journey of finding out what kind of home is best for you.
Thank you so much for sharing what God has placed in your hearts. I have been having similar thoughts about most of what you shared, so this is confirmation. Keep listening to His sweet Spirit. Love you two.
I love your alls realness and convictions and I can relate so much to you all with Christmas, and other things you all share. You all are my kind of people. ❤️ Love your videos and you all too!
If I’m honest, I’d gone off your content lately as it felt very removed from your original content but this video today felt like your old content in the best way! Returning to scripture, talking about obedience & helping other brother & sisters in Christ. Really enjoyed it! Please continue with this type of content/your OG type! It brought me so much today when I really needed it! Thank you! ❤❤❤
Whoa!! This video is SO refreshing. Thank you for living out a life changing conviction in front of so many. What a testimony of God's constant work in your hearts. This is so incredible to see. Praise God!! Thank you for sharing! ❤️
I'm being reminded of Proverbs 27:20 (The eyes of man are never satisfied) 😔 May that not be spoken of our hearts. I'm so proud of you, Nate, for noticing the hold that "things" has had on your hearts. The Spirit is sooooo good to lovingly correct our wayward thinking and break the strongholds.
I am pausing this video to say thank you and how good and how needed this video is. I am 58 and my husband is 61 and we too live in a very nice home too big for us since we became empty nester a few months ago. We have been donating unnecessary items...there are so many and my husband keeps asking me what we are doing for each other for Christmas. Our wants keep creeping onto the list but I believe we are going to donate to foster kids or kids in need and it feels right. Praise the Lord for His guidance 🙏
what a timing! I was just thinking to myself how much I've been consuming in the past weeks and noticing more thoughts coming up about what else I "need". It brought me back to asking myself: "How can I find more love and more joy in creating instead"? And then I landed on this video :) Thank you for this reminder, it is so easy to fall into the trap of MORE.
I’m so proud of you guys🤗 You have managed to fight the trick of affluence while living in it. I disconnected when I lived overseas, but you two did it while surrounded with it all. God is obviously preparing you for a very special journey. God bless your home🤗
This came at the right time. God's been giving me these kind of reminders daily for a big decision I've made to tell me it's the right decision. Thank you guys for sharing 💛
What a blessing your hearts were open to His leading. My husband & I came to this crossroad of the “American dream” several years ago. We too chose His prompting to pursue a life of less… and in the process has blessed us with more children & the means to provide for each one. It’s been amazing :) Our family is better for it! Praying your journey is just as enlightening & blessed!
So encouraging to hear that God is working within your hearts ♥️ we as believers, as children of God need to always have His Word as a lamp to our feet so that it can lighten our path so that we can live a life pleasing before Him 🙏🏼
I love and appreciate how honest and raw you both are about what’s going on in the world/culture! God bless you and your family. ❤ Thank you for speaking truth on topics that need to be heard and spoken about. Peace in Christ.
wow wow wow! I just wanted to press the like button so many times during this video 😂 what a message! Thank you for our transparency. Big Hi from Switzerland, the country of wealth. We need Jesus so much!
I’m very proud of both of you at such a young stage in your lives to realize the value of becoming less materialistic. I grew up one of six siblings and only one bathroom (and it was a standard bathroom, not like these massive bathrooms in today’s home with walk in showers and jacuzzi tubs, lol). My husband and I have four children and live in a four bedroom home with four bathrooms and I love it and loved raising our children in it, but it really is not necessary and lots to maintain too. I look forward to only cleaning one bathroom when we downsize!
Oh my gosh! I've been getting convicted of simplifying and being content lately so this video is right on time for me. Thank you for your honesty and transparency in sharing what Jesus is doing in your lives. This video has so many good points and one that I need to come back too. I'm starting my piles Sutton!! 🥰
Love this topic! I first started watching the Minimalists in 2017 and their documentary Minimalism as well as their newer one Less is Now talk about this exact thing. So refreshing to stop the process of constantly wanting more!
Just thank you all for your honesty and just I know it can be sometimes hard doing things like this. Thank you for allowing God to work in you and through you.
This just might be your best video yet... at least it's top of my list! 🥰 I love the raw honesty and humility. I remember watching your house tour video and feeling a sense that it might be to you what my first house was to me: a lived realisation that a Long time desire was not really what I wanted, but what I'd been taught to want. It's beautiful really. Don't let people tell you it's a lack of gratitude because I can see that it's actually the polar opposite in your hearts. A revelation that excess is not your desire, is a special type of gratitude. 💞
This word was good guys. No need to feel that you poured out too much on us. We receive the message in its fullness and thank you for being obedient to delivering it! I also have practiced minimalism more over the past few years and before my son could get new toys I asked him to give away all the ones he currently had. The same goes for clothes, kitchenware, linen, and more items. I don’t believe in a life of excessive accumulation of things. I used to have a battle that if God makes me wealthy, will I not keep my core values and just start accumulating things, and I remembered that God can make us financially secure and abundant but that doesn’t mean we have to live in excess. We can still be financially secure minimalists and learn to give more than we receive/ accumulate. Thats is my desire. I desire to have financial freedom but also to be humble enough to know that the money is still to be used in the kingdom of the lord not for my flesh!!! Its okay to have nice things. God doesn’t promote us to be poor and in lack, but he also hates selfishness and insatiable appetites for greed. If we have abundance it should be for living well, generational wellbeing, community outreach, helping those in need, and proper education. God can do anything for us, but with what he does, we have to appreciate it and be conscious of what we do with our blessings. ♥️God bless you two!
I completely understand this video! I grew up in a run down Mobil home and I loved every bit of it. My parents were very wealthy but they lived like they were poor always giving to others and caring for children with disabilities. I want to be like them! I just got married and I'm living in an RV and I am so much happier living in a RV helping other than living in a huge house.
I always look forward to your videos! This is an amazing revelation you have had and it’s funny I did always think watching your videos like man they are living the dream, beautiful family, gorgeous house, and followers of Christ .. thank you for being so honest with your viewers and this is a great reminder to us all especially during the Christmas season❤
Honestly the minute you guys moved into this house I immediately thought, oh this house isn’t ‘Nate and Sutton’ so I wasn’t surprised at this video. Whatever you do decide it’s very evident your hearts are in the very right place❤ God bless you and thank you for continuing to grow and teach us how to grow too.
Wow! This is following God! My husband and I have been struggling with this deep down. We have dreams of a nice home in the country and things like that. Which is fine, but it's so easy to think my life is on hold until my kitchen is a little bigger or I have 2 bathrooms and chickens outside! But you're right that it won't actually make us happier! We have a great marriage, love the Lord, and have a second baby on the way! Life truly is good! I have to be honest that I was envious of your home and your willingness to GIVE IT UP if the Lord asks you to is so powerful! Just to have such a soft heart towards God's will whether you sell it or not is such an encouragement in my struggle to want more. Bless you! ❤️
my grandma was a hoarder, and in some was i inherited that trait, but i've learned and worked really hard to not be like that. i definitely need to be better at it, but the Lord helps me to not be so attached to things and material possessions. every time i feel the desire to purchase something or to have more stuff, the Holy Spirit reminds me that the only thing i can bring to heaven is my character. materials possessions are very much temporary.
Y'all this was real talk. Thanks for speaking on this. My husband and I both work in ministry and live paycheck to paycheck. We long for the season when we don't feel financially stressed. But at the same time, we know we are developing valuable life lessons in finding our contentment in Christ, not stuff. And the Lord has been teaching us so much about faithfulness and trusting Him, which we wouldn't necessarily be learning if we were financially thriving. So, thanks for speaking on this. You are so right - you can't love God and money.
I’ve been convicted about this too! We are going to majorly downsize/minimalize in our family, with the desire to be more thankful and creative with what we have instead of entitled and expectant about things we don’t! Our kids had so many toys, I felt like everyday I was just picking up ALL DAY LONG but they barely played with things, just got stuff out and went on to the next thing (we have 3 under 3). I realized we don’t need or even want most of the stuff we have, so it will be going. Each kid will get to keep their favorite toys and that’s it. If someone gives us more as gifts, they can either trade out one of their older toys, or give away the new gift - we’re done adding to the clutter!
It's so interesting to hear your perspectives on this matter. My husband and I are opposite of you guys. We have a small 1 bed 1 bath apartment with just a bed and drawers. We don't have a couch or a table to eat or anywhere to host guests. We do our best to focus on God and rejoice in Him. I can say it's been a very humbling experience living this way for over a year but painful at the same time. We barely make enough money to cover our bills and struggle to have anything extra for dates. We give out of every paycheck trusting that God will bless those who need it more and bring the increase. We often think about how we can't wait to see financial increase to help others more. I have seen through us consistently giving that God puts it on people's hearts to give us money without knowing our situation but it is always right on time to pay bills. God has been good to us growing our faith and trust in Him. I always think I want to be in a position of abundance to be able to give because I know what it is to have lack. But like you guys said, the more money, the greater the responsibilities. The ideal would be enough to cover bills, enjoy life with family, and also help those who are struggling. Whether we have much or little, our hearts must remain in a servant state towards God knowing that we will reap what we sow. If we give, it will be given back to us. It does seem like it's harder to give when your bank accounts are full because our flesh wants to rule us. Praying for all of us to have hearts of obedience, surrender, and discipline to God to maintain humility and giving in all states or conditions.
I’m so impressed with your humility, your wisdom, your obedience and desire to truly follow God’s calling, and your unity of conviction. You, Nate, are such a great example of how to lead your family! And you, Sutton, are an absolute inspiration of how to be a submissive wife who really supports her husband! May God continue to bless your efforts and shine His face upon you and give you peace! 💝
@@nateandsutton Nate can't feed himself. How is that adult, let alone some kind of Godly leader (blaspheme much?). You guys still have no kids? Why? The Bible is clear on that. I know you'll just delete this comment, because you're just influencers selling this Christian perfection lie. That's a nice house! It didn't make you happy? Yeah obviously, are you 12? You're still a prick. You know I'm right. Do you think you can keep this up for ever? There are always dark secrets when you pretend to be perfect. I hope you have a great day, doing whatever the hell you want and calling it following Jesus.
This video was really amazing.... Love how you guys are being so thoughtful about the 'talents' God has entrusted you. Another angle to think about with your home is utilizing it more often to minister to others through your church i.e small groups/ hosting youth groups etc. It's always wonderful to be able to fellowship with others off campus within a home. So maybe God wants you to consider other uses for your home beyond providing for your family. Whatever you guys decide, I pray God will give you wisdom and that He would bless it unto Jesus.
I love this video, and I remember thinking when you moved into this home God was gonna talk to Nate and it probably wouldn’t be permanent. This really made me look at a lot of things especially how many kids view money it makes me sad that we think it’s the key to happiness.
Such an amazing topic!!! Same thing God has been placing in my heart. Every Christmas my family and I do secret Santa. Last year as we received our gifts, no one seemed excited :( We get all we want throughout the year, since we all got Amazon Prime and are able to buy all we ever need. This year we are not doing secret Santa because we have everything. Is very sad actually. I remember having nothing and when I got something, I was so thankful and appreciative of God for providing. Praying my family and I can start filing our hearts with more of Jesus and less of the world 🙏
John Mark Comer has a special gift for sharing God’s message in a soul piercing way. I love his podcast episode about fasting. It was eye opening for sure.
Thanks for being honest and transparent about what true riches are! Some of the poorest are the most happy especially if a Christian. We have never let Christmas dominate our lives and stress us out! No decorations or gifts!
Don't worry, this video was not all over the place. It was perfect!❤ One of the best videos I've seen from you both. I know that the HOLY SPIRIT is living inside of you both because you bear the fruit. I love and appreciate you both, keep going!
My husband and I have been married for almost two years and have been in a small two bedroom apartment the entire time. We desire a bigger space to fit more people, and I appreciate this reminder that we don’t need to fill that space with things. Recently, the Lord has helped me realize that my feelings about our apartment not being big enough stem from pride and that I can still be a good hostess in this space. It’s how I use it that matters, not how big or small it may be. If we don’t use this smaller space well, how can we be trusted to use a bigger space well? It’s like the parable of the talents🙂thank y’all for sharing what God has been doing in y’all’s life!
This was great. Thank You for this video. Very much needed so people could be blessed and try to understand these situations. P.S. May I have your house lolol. Me and my 2 teens would just love it, 🤗
Love you, guys, and your honesty, vulnerability and transparency, I totally felt with you and agree with your points, may the Lord help us set our priorities right and pull up a chair for Him daily, put Him first even with our possessions in a practical way and store up treasures in heaven and invest in His Kingdom=His people! ❤️🤗🙏
Hey, i Love you both So much!!!! Agree to 100%!!!! It's all truth. Appreciate your openness and vulnerability so very much. You are role model for Christian life and families. God is working on you and with you and through you. Merry Christmas! Stay blessed! In love, Karen
Man! I wish I could like this video 1000000 times!! Such a good message and reminder! I really needed it! It’d be so cool to actually know you guys and be apart of your lives to catch up with and grow in faith with, you are such cool people. Please keep sharing because these messages are so valuable 🙌🏻💛
Thank you for sharing about your vision Nate. Funny when you first mentioned you needed a bigger house, my immediate reaction was you don't. I've always dreamed of bigger houses but whenever I'm in someone's beautiful very large home I don't have that cozy feeling of home. It feels emptier somehow, even if they have a lot of things. Not to mention the maintenance and more things to worry about. Well, blessings to you and your family. I am thankful for your videos because they always leave me wanting to spend time with Jesus. Thank you
Love your video!! Good food for thought! What was interesting ever commercial was about buying something, or on mental health and going to see a psychic 😂.
Sometimes the lessons best learned are learned the hard way. That’s my experience at least. All praise to the Lord for His mercy and love to reveal that truth to you both, especially you Nate as the head of the house. Thank you for sharing your conviction and I pray our Heavenly Father gives you perfect direction on where and how to spend the excess. Blessings to you both ❤️
I love this video! My husband and I are struggling to decide about building our dream home. We love our property and live in a small house with 6 people. But building would be a huge investment and we really aren't sure if that's the right place to put a lot of our money. We want to give & make sure we can be generous more and more. We also never want to make money an issue or not be content with what we have. It's so hard to decide to not do what it seems like everyone is doing and what will make our life "easier & better". I do feel like God has been pulling me toward not building but it's so hard to part with what I thought our dream was. Really evaluating all these things right now. It is hard to see "everyone" with Pinterest perfect homes and not feel like that's the goal. The temptation is hard.
It’s so interesting because in some way that’s exactly what I had been looking into, too! No coincidences for sure. I had been looking into my learned behaviors to seek joy from outside things - instead of from inside. Three years ago I lost everything, the most important being my health. My relationship, home, income, the ability to work. Since then my journey has been very intense - I learned so much more than I would have ever learned being healthy! So I am very grateful for this opportunity to dive in very deep, also on my relationship with God. And I continue to heal from the inside. It was very interesting to see both of your insights as well! And if I have ever been envious of your lifestyle, please forgive me!
This happened me, but in a different way. I grew up having to 'work' for my dad's affection and so I became obsessed and driven to constantly work towards better and better (and more expensive) university courses!!! After achieving huge things academically I realised I would never really have my dad's love and really....why was I doing this? Praise God, He stepped in and I am now able to rest in His peace. God bless you guys and your family and wishing you a beautiful Christmas xx P.S. you always look effortlessly beautiful Sutton. From one sister to another, I'd love if you also did a channel on skincare, modest clothing etc x
God gave both him and Sutton a wonderful family. Sutton has everything she needs to live a wonderful comfortable life. She’s always sharing her own thoughts and teases him more times then not. Your jealous and your not worth it 😅
This has been a crazy year for us! My husband lost his job (I don't work outside the home) We both got covid (really bad) My husband has suffered with mental health issues ever since. He was in and out of hospital 3 times. Then in August my mom passed! We have been living off the money we had in the bank from the sale of our house 4 years ago. We thought that money would be used for a new home or retirement but life happened! We are learning to live simply and learning to trust God! And yes,it's hard but He is with us on this journey and He is Faithful! I hope this encourages someone! Please keep us in your prayers! Love watching you guys,Nate and Sutton! God bless you and your family!
Thanks for your perspective. I feel like the move to 'minimalism" , downsizing and career change at every turn has, in many cases, been a knee jerk reaction to abundance and can often represent a lack of contentment as well. If you believe that God lead you to your house, if you bought within your budget, and if you live within your means, maybe you can best honor God by staying put and using what He has given you . Comparison robs joy, so we all need to be careful and be content with what we have wherever we are. Keep up the good work !!
Yall are amazing! You're learning at an early age of how NOT to think of money and how TO think of money. You're so right...only need so much before it's now no longer making you "happier". Another RUclips'r The Minimal Mom has videos on hierarchy of needs. Basically, what you guys said. Great video...thanks for sharing your heart with us! I'll be checking out the app ❤️
I concur with this! It’s so true!! It’s like we and God have shovels and as we give and give the blessings out, God shovels the blessings back in, but His shovel is bigger than ours! We always end up with more! Acts 20:35, Proverbs 13:7, II Corinthians 8:14-15
This is my list of Christmas tradition ideas focused on Jesus * Make cake for Jesus together as a family on Christmas Eve! * Read Christmas story Luke 2:1-20 * Church service * 3 gifts per child because that’s how many gifts Jesus got. (Something they need/to wear, something to read, something they want) * Jesse tree * Write a letter to sponsored child * Operation Christmas child * Angel tree * Give to someone anonymously as a family * Moving nativity scene/ countdown to Bethlehem * The manger mission * Give gifts to Jesus * 25 days for Christ advent * Giving manger * Sleep on the floor on Christmas Eve to remember Mary and Joseph who couldn’t sleep in a bed that night * Have a box with index cards that your family writes your blessings on throughout the year. Christmas morning the family reads all the blessings from the year * Bake dessert with kids to give to family/friends/neighbors * write a prayer for each child in a blank journal and then read that prayer to them out loud on Christmas, adding a new prayer each year! Then they can keep the journal when they are older * Special Christmas dinner * Character cards create birthday cards for Jesus, and as our “gift” to Him, we try to better observe the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23, the quality or attribute most challenging to each of us. For one child it might be patience, for another self-control. We brainstorm situations and actions that strengthen our patience, such as waiting for a turn, or self-control in sharing belongings without becoming angry. Then we write or draw these ideas on our cards. On Christmas Eve, the completed cards are placed in a stocking, to be opened and shared with the family on Christmas morning. Each child is able to celebrate the birthday of Jesus in a personal, tangible way, becoming “doers” of the Word and growing in strength of character. * Names of Jesus Christmas decorations We cut out stars from cardstock paper and wrote “Jesus is …” on each one. Then we wrote words that described Jesus, such as “Savior,” “Emmanuel” and “Prince of Peace.” For our family devotions that night, we talked about the different names of Jesus. Creating these stars to decorate our kitchen cabinets was a great way to engage my kids in remembering the character of Jesus. * Prayer box of Christmas cards Put Christmas cards in a box and add to it each year. Leading up to Christmas let the kids choose the Christmas card out of the box and you pray for that family.
Omg these are amazing! My family has done the cake for Jesus for the past two years we love that idea! And we had not thought of the three gifts each, I really love that too! Thank you for sharing all of these!
Heavenly Father, may we all who are called by your name be rich toward our Gracious God! Thank you for my brother and sister Nate and Sutton! We are of one mind in Christ! Yay! Father, thank you so much for encouraging, strengthening, and preparing Nate and Sutton to bear the 100 fold fruit that lasts! For it is written in Mark 4:19-20 “but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. And those like seed sown on good ground hear the word, welcome it, and produce fruit thirty, sixty, and a hundred times what was sown.” Blessings Father on all who hear and become fruitful and rich toward our God! In Jesus Name, Amen! Love you Nate and Sutton! Pray for you and your offspring daily!
Thank you for talking about this topic. I feel like I have fallen into the trap of what can have next. How do I get more money? How do I afford the next big thing I always forget to consider if I truly need it. 99% of the time I don't need it and could use that money in a much wiser way. I feel like God has been convicting me in this but I have been trying to tune him out. God was definitely in this video talking through you guys. Thank you again for listening to God and sharing what He reveals to you guys. Have a blessed day and Merry Christmas!!
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You guys are going absolutely viral on tiktok and everyone can see right through Nate..
The whole comment section on tiktok is way different than this one lol
Yeah, I’m a Christian and I’ve never seen a more perfect example of someone who is Christian in name only. He’s not fooling anyone else but his poor wife & I’m concerned for her safety and well-being. His actions speak volumes, and God knows. He can pretend all he wants online for likes and views, but treating his wife so poorly is disgraceful. Christians aren’t supposed to be narcissistic, manipulative and selfish like this man is. So shameful.
Because he is the only one fooled by his toxicity. Nobody else buys his bullshit
I feel so sorry for her 😳 telling her she has to earn his praise, telling her she needs to go to the gym after just having a baby, not being willing to apologize but expecting her to move on…he’s sick. I feel so sorry for her and hope one day she can get out
100%. He idols himself, not God.
I feel so bad for Sutton….I’ve been seeing clips of the two of you interacting and I hope one day you get to experience what it’s like to have a partner who actually listens to and values you, and doesn’t hide behind God as a way to work around not doing the work to be an actual good husband 😬
what are you even talking about? she is so in love with him and you can tell in every video how much they love eachother...
Thank youuuu!!!!! Seeing their videos is so sad and depressing. She deserves so much better.
I just got notification today that I got a job 😊 I'll be renting an apartment hopefully by February. I've been (homeless) a guest at families homes for 20 months. Covid and a bad car wreck (injuries)flipped my life upside down. I went from independent to dependent, I lost everything! So thankful for the email I got today about my new job. ✝️💖😊 I was blessed and happy with my little life, I'm glad to get to rebuild it again.
Your not alone! My situation is different than your but similar at the same time! I’m too a guest in my family’s home. In the middle of rebuilding too. ❤ congratulations on the job!
Wow!! That’s amazing! Congratulations 🤩🙌🏽🙏🏽
@@ronnie-lynn I'm praying for you that God open doors and give you joy in this time. That he move fast so that you may get settled in Jesus name amen ✝️💗
@@nateandsutton I am thankful beyond measure. God slowed me down for a reason. Your videos are awesome, I appreciate y'all. Thank you for all the wisdom you give. Xoxo Sebrina.
@SGM hi lady, congratulations! I had covid for 16 days, nearly died. Praise be to God for getting me through.
You must be stoked at new year coming! Yay for you, from my UK 🇬🇧 recliner!
You are SO right in everything you have stated. I started watching The Minimal Mom and you have to watch her videos. She has inspired me to declutter, downsize, donate, etc and live a more simplistic life. It has been SO freeing. We have watched so many friends go bigger and bigger with their homes, cars, trips etc. Meanwhile, we have lived in our home for 36 years. We have done simple inexpensive changes year by year. We are now empty nesters and are so content with our one level simple home. And YES WE HAVE ROOM IN OUR DOUBLE CAR GARAGE to park our 12 year old cars inside. We have watched our town build more and more storage units which are a HUGE monthly costs for people. It is very freeing to live with less. Our motto is if we earn more we give more. We have owned our small retail store for 46 years. We work hard, give hard. Thank you for sharing your story of awareness to live a simple life!
The Minimal Mom is life changing!!
I have to admit, lately I have been worrying about not having a place of my own. My husband and I rent a very small apartment, rent right now its crazy a one bed one bath is about 1800. We don't even have a washer and dryer. But you both just reminded me where I need to focus my eyes, Thank you! We are blessed that we have no debt and that when we can, we are able to help those that need it. This life is more than just what we have or what we can get. It's all about Jesus, giving and serving others. :D
I had to stop this video and wanna share a bit of our story, we lived in canada basically our whole life,both of our Daughters where born there, our income was really good we could do whatever we desired, but we felt a calling to move back to where my husband was born,a third World Country, 2 years ago, we live on a very tight budget our income obviously is much much lower here, all the money my husband earns is much counted for, this past pay period we actually had 5 dollars leftover, which we are excited about 😂cause it tells us we can do this, but we don’t make enough to pay for our girls school tuition so we need to go back to Canada to work for a few weeks/Months out of the year to pay for that, but My husband and I spend so much time together now we do everything together our girls are happy here and I’ve honestly never experienced a peaceful life like this before and I wouldn’t trade it for the life we used to have when we could do much more, God is all powerful and He knows what’s best for His Children.
Keep Sharing the truth , love you guys ❤
Such a beautiful message ❤️. Thank you for sharing
“A successful businessman on vacation was at the pier of a small coastal village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The businessman complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The fisherman proudly replied, “Every morning, I go out in my boat for 30 minutes to fish. I’m the best fisherman in the village”.
The businessman, perplexed, then asks the fisherman “If you’re the best, why don’t you stay out longer and catch more fish? What do you do the rest of the day?”
The fisherman replied “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, spend quality time with my wife, and every evening we stroll into the village to drink wine and play guitar with our friends. I have a full and happy life.”
The businessman scoffed, “I am successful CEO and have a talent for spotting business opportunities. I can help you be more successful. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats with many fishermen. Instead of selling your catch to just your friends, you can scale to sell fish to thousands. You could leave this small coastal fishing village and move to the big city, where you can oversee your growing empire.”
The fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”
To which the businessman replied, “15 - 20 years.”
“But what then?” Asked the fisherman.
The businessman laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions!”
“Millions - then what?”
The businessman said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, spend time with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your friends.”
This is a great message, Nate and Sutton! How wonderful that God is showing this lesson to you now. God had me pare down my belongings substantially this year and it’s quite freeing. I am very appreciative of your vulnerability and letting us know the lessons God is teaching you. I really love small homes. I think they’re so cozy! May God bless you on this journey of finding out what kind of home is best for you.
Oh, my!! Good story. Revealing. Thanks for posting it.
@@sherryware Yes I agree 💯! 🙏🏻✝️🤗
Thank you so much for sharing what God has placed in your hearts. I have been having similar thoughts about most of what you shared, so this is confirmation. Keep listening to His sweet Spirit. Love you two.
Love when God uses someone else to confirm our own thoughts/convictions 🙏🏽
@@nateandsutton How do you know this is God and not the Devil? Oh right, because they agree with you.
I love your alls realness and convictions and I can relate so much to you all with Christmas, and other things you all share. You all are my kind of people. ❤️ Love your videos and you all too!
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This is so good! I recently listened to a message about sacrificial giving and how life changing it is!
If I’m honest, I’d gone off your content lately as it felt very removed from your original content but this video today felt like your old content in the best way! Returning to scripture, talking about obedience & helping other brother & sisters in Christ. Really enjoyed it! Please continue with this type of content/your OG type! It brought me so much today when I really needed it! Thank you! ❤❤❤
Whoa!! This video is SO refreshing. Thank you for living out a life changing conviction in front of so many. What a testimony of God's constant work in your hearts. This is so incredible to see. Praise God!! Thank you for sharing! ❤️
This is such a great reminder! Thank you so much for posting!
Excellent video Nate and Sutton!!!
EXCELLENT!!!!
Thank you!!!
Very well said! Thank you and Merry Christmas!
I'm being reminded of Proverbs 27:20 (The eyes of man are never satisfied) 😔 May that not be spoken of our hearts. I'm so proud of you, Nate, for noticing the hold that "things" has had on your hearts. The Spirit is sooooo good to lovingly correct our wayward thinking and break the strongholds.
Oo love that verse 🔥🔥
I am pausing this video to say thank you and how good and how needed this video is. I am 58 and my husband is 61 and we too live in a very nice home too big for us since we became empty nester a few months ago. We have been donating unnecessary items...there are so many and my husband keeps asking me what we are doing for each other for Christmas. Our wants keep creeping onto the list but I believe we are going to donate to foster kids or kids in need and it feels right. Praise the Lord for His guidance 🙏
Love that idea! That will def feel better than getting anything! 😄🙌🏽
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what a timing! I was just thinking to myself how much I've been consuming in the past weeks and noticing more thoughts coming up about what else I "need". It brought me back to asking myself: "How can I find more love and more joy in creating instead"? And then I landed on this video :) Thank you for this reminder, it is so easy to fall into the trap of MORE.
Love you guys - praying for you both!
wow I love this so much!! its equally convicting and encouraging. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for your transparency and for the inspiration
Awesome video guys. Thank you SO much for sharing! Very timely with what my husband and I have been talking about 😃 God bless 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
i commend you both for talking about this topic. what a blessing you both are to us your viewers. God Bless and Merry Christmas.
I’m so proud of you guys🤗 You have managed to fight the trick of affluence while living in it. I disconnected when I lived overseas, but you two did it while surrounded with it all. God is obviously preparing you for a very special journey. God bless your home🤗
This came at the right time. God's been giving me these kind of reminders daily for a big decision I've made to tell me it's the right decision. Thank you guys for sharing 💛
What a blessing your hearts were open to His leading. My husband & I came to this crossroad of the “American dream” several years ago. We too chose His prompting to pursue a life of less… and in the process has blessed us with more children & the means to provide for each one. It’s been amazing :) Our family is better for it! Praying your journey is just as enlightening & blessed!
Amazing!
So encouraging to hear that God is working within your hearts ♥️ we as believers, as children of God need to always have His Word as a lamp to our feet so that it can lighten our path so that we can live a life pleasing before Him 🙏🏼
I love and appreciate how honest and raw you both are about what’s going on in the world/culture! God bless you and your family. ❤ Thank you for speaking truth on topics that need to be heard and spoken about. Peace in Christ.
wow wow wow! I just wanted to press the like button so many times during this video 😂 what a message! Thank you for our transparency. Big Hi from Switzerland, the country of wealth. We need Jesus so much!
I’m very proud of both of you at such a young stage in your lives to realize the value of becoming less materialistic. I grew up one of six siblings and only one bathroom (and it was a standard bathroom, not like these massive bathrooms in today’s home with walk in showers and jacuzzi tubs, lol). My husband and I have four children and live in a four bedroom home with four bathrooms and I love it and loved raising our children in it, but it really is not necessary and lots to maintain too. I look forward to only cleaning one bathroom when we downsize!
Oh my gosh! I've been getting convicted of simplifying and being content lately so this video is right on time for me. Thank you for your honesty and transparency in sharing what Jesus is doing in your lives. This video has so many good points and one that I need to come back too. I'm starting my piles Sutton!! 🥰
I love this ! Thank you for sharing
One of the best videos I’ve ever watched!
Thank you for being honest and putting yourselves out there. I know this probably wasn’t easy to admit but it was very encouraging to hear.
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Love this topic! I first started watching the Minimalists in 2017 and their documentary Minimalism as well as their newer one Less is Now talk about this exact thing. So refreshing to stop the process of constantly wanting more!
Just thank you all for your honesty and just I know it can be sometimes hard doing things like this. Thank you for allowing God to work in you and through you.
This just might be your best video yet... at least it's top of my list! 🥰
I love the raw honesty and humility.
I remember watching your house tour video and feeling a sense that it might be to you what my first house was to me: a lived realisation that a Long time desire was not really what I wanted, but what I'd been taught to want. It's beautiful really. Don't let people tell you it's a lack of gratitude because I can see that it's actually the polar opposite in your hearts. A revelation that excess is not your desire, is a special type of gratitude. 💞
This word was good guys. No need to feel that you poured out too much on us. We receive the message in its fullness and thank you for being obedient to delivering it! I also have practiced minimalism more over the past few years and before my son could get new toys I asked him to give away all the ones he currently had. The same goes for clothes, kitchenware, linen, and more items. I don’t believe in a life of excessive accumulation of things. I used to have a battle that if God makes me wealthy, will I not keep my core values and just start accumulating things, and I remembered that God can make us financially secure and abundant but that doesn’t mean we have to live in excess. We can still be financially secure minimalists and learn to give more than we receive/ accumulate. Thats is my desire. I desire to have financial freedom but also to be humble enough to know that the money is still to be used in the kingdom of the lord not for my flesh!!! Its okay to have nice things. God doesn’t promote us to be poor and in lack, but he also hates selfishness and insatiable appetites for greed. If we have abundance it should be for living well, generational wellbeing, community outreach, helping those in need, and proper education. God can do anything for us, but with what he does, we have to appreciate it and be conscious of what we do with our blessings. ♥️God bless you two!
I really learnt a lot. Thanks guys, God bless for sharing
Yes!!! You're back!! Thank you for the video!!
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Love this. What a good revelation for you guys! Love your videos
This is amazing ! I’m sharing this video to all my friends 🙌🏻
Please do!
Love you guys! Great message
I completely understand this video! I grew up in a run down Mobil home and I loved every bit of it. My parents were very wealthy but they lived like they were poor always giving to others and caring for children with disabilities. I want to be like them! I just got married and I'm living in an RV and I am so much happier living in a RV helping other than living in a huge house.
I love this so much! #goals
I always look forward to your videos! This is an amazing revelation you have had and it’s funny I did always think watching your videos like man they are living the dream, beautiful family, gorgeous house, and followers of Christ .. thank you for being so honest with your viewers and this is a great reminder to us all especially during the Christmas season❤
Honestly the minute you guys moved into this house I immediately thought, oh this house isn’t ‘Nate and Sutton’ so I wasn’t surprised at this video. Whatever you do decide it’s very evident your hearts are in the very right place❤ God bless you and thank you for continuing to grow and teach us how to grow too.
Awesome and phenomenal video!!! Love every minute of this!!!! Thank you for enlightening truth 🙋🏽♀️🙌🏼💯♥️👊🏼💪🏼💣💣💣💣💣💣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you! 💛
Great message!❤
You all inspire me . ❤️❤️✝️ so humble and honest . It’s not easy
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@@nateandsutton ❤️❤️❤️
Wow! This is following God! My husband and I have been struggling with this deep down. We have dreams of a nice home in the country and things like that. Which is fine, but it's so easy to think my life is on hold until my kitchen is a little bigger or I have 2 bathrooms and chickens outside! But you're right that it won't actually make us happier! We have a great marriage, love the Lord, and have a second baby on the way! Life truly is good! I have to be honest that I was envious of your home and your willingness to GIVE IT UP if the Lord asks you to is so powerful! Just to have such a soft heart towards God's will whether you sell it or not is such an encouragement in my struggle to want more. Bless you! ❤️
This is a great video with great points. Thank you.
And here I am, getting inspired by y'all and want a similar home and land. Thanks for this video
my grandma was a hoarder, and in some was i inherited that trait, but i've learned and worked really hard to not be like that. i definitely need to be better at it, but the Lord helps me to not be so attached to things and material possessions. every time i feel the desire to purchase something or to have more stuff, the Holy Spirit reminds me that the only thing i can bring to heaven is my character. materials possessions are very much temporary.
I think hoarding is so common in our country! There are different levels, but happy for you for breakin that generational curse!
I have lived this life. Having lots brings more responsibility....
The greatest test is giving MORE than you have or need.
God bless.
Y’all are the best. I appreciate your videos so much. The love of God shines through y’all
Wow thank you 🥹🥹
Needed this exact message today!
Y'all this was real talk. Thanks for speaking on this. My husband and I both work in ministry and live paycheck to paycheck. We long for the season when we don't feel financially stressed. But at the same time, we know we are developing valuable life lessons in finding our contentment in Christ, not stuff. And the Lord has been teaching us so much about faithfulness and trusting Him, which we wouldn't necessarily be learning if we were financially thriving. So, thanks for speaking on this. You are so right - you can't love God and money.
I’ve been convicted about this too! We are going to majorly downsize/minimalize in our family, with the desire to be more thankful and creative with what we have instead of entitled and expectant about things we don’t! Our kids had so many toys, I felt like everyday I was just picking up ALL DAY LONG but they barely played with things, just got stuff out and went on to the next thing (we have 3 under 3). I realized we don’t need or even want most of the stuff we have, so it will be going. Each kid will get to keep their favorite toys and that’s it. If someone gives us more as gifts, they can either trade out one of their older toys, or give away the new gift - we’re done adding to the clutter!
That’s awesome!!
It's so interesting to hear your perspectives on this matter. My husband and I are opposite of you guys. We have a small 1 bed 1 bath apartment with just a bed and drawers. We don't have a couch or a table to eat or anywhere to host guests. We do our best to focus on God and rejoice in Him. I can say it's been a very humbling experience living this way for over a year but painful at the same time. We barely make enough money to cover our bills and struggle to have anything extra for dates. We give out of every paycheck trusting that God will bless those who need it more and bring the increase. We often think about how we can't wait to see financial increase to help others more. I have seen through us consistently giving that God puts it on people's hearts to give us money without knowing our situation but it is always right on time to pay bills. God has been good to us growing our faith and trust in Him. I always think I want to be in a position of abundance to be able to give because I know what it is to have lack. But like you guys said, the more money, the greater the responsibilities. The ideal would be enough to cover bills, enjoy life with family, and also help those who are struggling. Whether we have much or little, our hearts must remain in a servant state towards God knowing that we will reap what we sow. If we give, it will be given back to us. It does seem like it's harder to give when your bank accounts are full because our flesh wants to rule us. Praying for all of us to have hearts of obedience, surrender, and discipline to God to maintain humility and giving in all states or conditions.
I’m so impressed with your humility, your wisdom, your obedience and desire to truly follow God’s calling, and your unity of conviction. You, Nate, are such a great example of how to lead your family! And you, Sutton, are an absolute inspiration of how to be a submissive wife who really supports her husband! May God continue to bless your efforts and shine His face upon you and give you peace! 💝
Thank you 🥹🥹💛
@@nateandsutton Nate can't feed himself. How is that adult, let alone some kind of Godly leader (blaspheme much?). You guys still have no kids? Why? The Bible is clear on that. I know you'll just delete this comment, because you're just influencers selling this Christian perfection lie. That's a nice house! It didn't make you happy? Yeah obviously, are you 12? You're still a prick. You know I'm right. Do you think you can keep this up for ever? There are always dark secrets when you pretend to be perfect. I hope you have a great day, doing whatever the hell you want and calling it following Jesus.
Wow this is so good..i really enjoyed watching you guys
Probably one of the most amazing videos you made ❤️
Wow thank you!!
So much wisdom! Another great video and a reminder for myself to be content in the Lord.
Love from Breazil!!! U guys are such an exemple ❤❤
This video was really amazing.... Love how you guys are being so thoughtful about the 'talents' God has entrusted you. Another angle to think about with your home is utilizing it more often to minister to others through your church i.e small groups/ hosting youth groups etc. It's always wonderful to be able to fellowship with others off campus within a home. So maybe God wants you to consider other uses for your home beyond providing for your family. Whatever you guys decide, I pray God will give you wisdom and that He would bless it unto Jesus.
I love this video, and I remember thinking when you moved into this home God was gonna talk to Nate and it probably wouldn’t be permanent. This really made me look at a lot of things especially how many kids view money it makes me sad that we think it’s the key to happiness.
Such an amazing topic!!! Same thing God has been placing in my heart. Every Christmas my family and I do secret Santa. Last year as we received our gifts, no one seemed excited :( We get all we want throughout the year, since we all got Amazon Prime and are able to buy all we ever need. This year we are not doing secret Santa because we have everything. Is very sad actually. I remember having nothing and when I got something, I was so thankful and appreciative of God for providing. Praying my family and I can start filing our hearts with more of Jesus and less of the world 🙏
John Mark Comer has a special gift for sharing God’s message in a soul piercing way. I love his podcast episode about fasting. It was eye opening for sure.
Thanks for being honest and transparent about what true riches are! Some of the poorest are the most happy especially if a Christian. We have never let Christmas dominate our lives and stress us out! No decorations or gifts!
Don't worry, this video was not all over the place. It was perfect!❤ One of the best videos I've seen from you both. I know that the HOLY SPIRIT is living inside of you both because you bear the fruit. I love and appreciate you both, keep going!
My husband and I have been married for almost two years and have been in a small two bedroom apartment the entire time. We desire a bigger space to fit more people, and I appreciate this reminder that we don’t need to fill that space with things. Recently, the Lord has helped me realize that my feelings about our apartment not being big enough stem from pride and that I can still be a good hostess in this space. It’s how I use it that matters, not how big or small it may be. If we don’t use this smaller space well, how can we be trusted to use a bigger space well? It’s like the parable of the talents🙂thank y’all for sharing what God has been doing in y’all’s life!
Bless your family, your couple is so unique. Thank you for being honest❤
This was great. Thank You for this video. Very much needed so people could be blessed and try to understand these situations. P.S. May I have your house lolol. Me and my 2 teens would just love it, 🤗
🤣 that would be awesome if we could just give it away!
This video was a blessing
Love you, guys, and your honesty, vulnerability and transparency, I totally felt with you and agree with your points, may the Lord help us set our priorities right and pull up a chair for Him daily, put Him first even with our possessions in a practical way and store up treasures in heaven and invest in His Kingdom=His people! ❤️🤗🙏
Hey, i Love you both So much!!!!
Agree to 100%!!!! It's all truth. Appreciate your openness and vulnerability so very much. You are role model for Christian life and families. God is working on you and with you and through you.
Merry Christmas! Stay blessed!
In love, Karen
Man! I wish I could like this video 1000000 times!! Such a good message and reminder! I really needed it!
It’d be so cool to actually know you guys and be apart of your lives to catch up with and grow in faith with, you are such cool people. Please keep sharing because these messages are so valuable 🙌🏻💛
This is so sweet 🥹 thank you! Who knows, maybe one day we’ll meet each other! 😄
@@nateandsutton that would be very special!☺️😆
Merry-x-mas y'all, including your family.
I’m so proud of you guys ❤
Why? Because they realized their mistake? Literally what is there to be proud of?
I really enjoyed this video. I often have differing opinions but this one hit home. Thank you
Thank you for sharing about your vision Nate. Funny when you first mentioned you needed a bigger house, my immediate reaction was you don't. I've always dreamed of bigger houses but whenever I'm in someone's beautiful very large home I don't have that cozy feeling of home. It feels emptier somehow, even if they have a lot of things. Not to mention the maintenance and more things to worry about. Well, blessings to you and your family. I am thankful for your videos because they always leave me wanting to spend time with Jesus. Thank you
Love your video!! Good food for thought!
What was interesting ever commercial was about buying something, or on mental health and going to see a psychic 😂.
Hahah ah! Of course 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ wish we could pick those ads!
I am so excited for you guys and the adventure God is taking you on as you “pull
Ups chair for Him!” 😊
Sometimes the lessons best learned are learned the hard way. That’s my experience at least. All praise to the Lord for His mercy and love to reveal that truth to you both, especially you Nate as the head of the house. Thank you for sharing your conviction and I pray our Heavenly Father gives you perfect direction on where and how to spend the excess. Blessings to you both ❤️
I love this video! My husband and I are struggling to decide about building our dream home. We love our property and live in a small house with 6 people. But building would be a huge investment and we really aren't sure if that's the right place to put a lot of our money. We want to give & make sure we can be generous more and more. We also never want to make money an issue or not be content with what we have. It's so hard to decide to not do what it seems like everyone is doing and what will make our life "easier & better". I do feel like God has been pulling me toward not building but it's so hard to part with what I thought our dream was. Really evaluating all these things right now. It is hard to see "everyone" with Pinterest perfect homes and not feel like that's the goal. The temptation is hard.
Going through the exact same thing, parting with what we thought was our “dream”. It’s honestly freeing 😅
It’s so interesting because in some way that’s exactly what I had been looking into, too! No coincidences for sure. I had been looking into my learned behaviors to seek joy from outside things - instead of from inside. Three years ago I lost everything, the most important being my health. My relationship, home, income, the ability to work. Since then my journey has been very intense - I learned so much more than I would have ever learned being healthy! So I am very grateful for this opportunity to dive in very deep, also on my relationship with God. And I continue to heal from the inside. It was very interesting to see both of your insights as well! And if I have ever been envious of your lifestyle, please forgive me!
This happened me, but in a different way. I grew up having to 'work' for my dad's affection and so I became obsessed and driven to constantly work towards better and better (and more expensive) university courses!!! After achieving huge things academically I realised I would never really have my dad's love and really....why was I doing this? Praise God, He stepped in and I am now able to rest in His peace.
God bless you guys and your family and wishing you a beautiful Christmas xx
P.S. you always look effortlessly beautiful Sutton. From one sister to another, I'd love if you also did a channel on skincare, modest clothing etc x
Nate is blessed to have been given such a wonderful family… hope he can get out of his own way and humble himself. He isn’t worthy of any of it.
God gave both him and Sutton a wonderful family. Sutton has everything she needs to live a wonderful comfortable life. She’s always sharing her own thoughts and teases him more times then not. Your jealous and your not worth it 😅
This has been a crazy year for us! My husband lost his job (I don't work outside the home) We both got covid (really bad) My husband has suffered with mental health issues ever since. He was in and out of hospital 3 times. Then in August my mom passed! We have been living off the money we had in the bank
from the sale of our house 4 years ago. We thought that money would be used for a new home or retirement but life happened! We are learning to live simply and learning to trust God! And yes,it's hard but He is with us on this journey and He is Faithful! I hope this encourages someone! Please keep us in your prayers! Love watching you guys,Nate and Sutton! God bless you and your family!
Thank you for being honest about what you have and how it makes you feel. Only God can make us happy. We all need to remember that.
Thanks for your perspective. I feel like the move to 'minimalism" , downsizing and career change at every turn has, in many cases, been a knee jerk reaction to abundance and can often represent a lack of contentment as well. If you believe that God lead you to your house, if you bought within your budget, and if you live within your means, maybe you can best honor God by staying put and using what He has given you . Comparison robs joy, so we all need to be careful and be content with what we have wherever we are. Keep up the good work !!
Yall are amazing! You're learning at an early age of how NOT to think of money and how TO think of money. You're so right...only need so much before it's now no longer making you "happier". Another RUclips'r The Minimal Mom has videos on hierarchy of needs. Basically, what you guys said. Great video...thanks for sharing your heart with us! I'll be checking out the app ❤️
I concur with this! It’s so true!! It’s like we and God have shovels and as we give and give the blessings out, God shovels the blessings back in, but His shovel is bigger than ours! We always end up with more!
Acts 20:35, Proverbs 13:7, II Corinthians 8:14-15
This is my list of Christmas tradition ideas focused on Jesus
* Make cake for Jesus together as a family on Christmas Eve!
* Read Christmas story Luke 2:1-20
* Church service
* 3 gifts per child because that’s how many gifts Jesus got. (Something they need/to wear, something to read, something they want)
* Jesse tree
* Write a letter to sponsored child
* Operation Christmas child
* Angel tree
* Give to someone anonymously as a family
* Moving nativity scene/ countdown to Bethlehem
* The manger mission
* Give gifts to Jesus
* 25 days for Christ advent
* Giving manger
* Sleep on the floor on Christmas Eve to remember Mary and Joseph who couldn’t sleep in a bed that night
* Have a box with index cards that your family writes your blessings on throughout the year. Christmas morning the family reads all the blessings from the year
* Bake dessert with kids to give to family/friends/neighbors
* write a prayer for each child in a blank journal and then read that prayer to them out loud on Christmas, adding a new prayer each year! Then they can keep the journal when they are older
* Special Christmas dinner
* Character cards
create birthday cards for Jesus, and as our “gift” to Him, we try to better observe the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23, the quality or attribute most challenging to each of us. For one child it might be patience, for another self-control. We brainstorm situations and actions that strengthen our patience, such as waiting for a turn, or self-control in sharing belongings without becoming angry. Then we write or draw these ideas on our cards. On Christmas Eve, the completed cards are placed in a stocking, to be opened and shared with the family on Christmas morning. Each child is able to celebrate the birthday of Jesus in a personal, tangible way, becoming “doers” of the Word and growing in strength of character.
* Names of Jesus Christmas decorations
We cut out stars from cardstock paper and wrote “Jesus is …” on each one. Then
we wrote words that described Jesus, such as “Savior,” “Emmanuel” and “Prince of Peace.” For our
family devotions that night, we talked about the different names of Jesus. Creating these stars to
decorate our kitchen cabinets was a great way to engage my kids in remembering the character of
Jesus.
* Prayer box of Christmas cards
Put Christmas cards in a box and add to it each year. Leading up to Christmas let the kids choose the Christmas card out of the box and you pray for that family.
Omg these are amazing! My family has done the cake for Jesus for the past two years we love that idea! And we had not thought of the three gifts each, I really love that too! Thank you for sharing all of these!
This is amazing, it will minister to many people
Wow! Well done!!
Heavenly Father, may we all who are called by your name be rich toward our Gracious God! Thank you for my brother and sister Nate and Sutton! We are of one mind in Christ! Yay! Father, thank you so much for encouraging, strengthening, and preparing Nate and Sutton to
bear the 100 fold fruit that lasts! For it is written in Mark 4:19-20 “but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. And those like seed sown on good ground hear the word, welcome it, and produce fruit thirty, sixty, and a hundred times what was sown.” Blessings Father on all who hear and become fruitful and rich toward our God! In Jesus Name, Amen! Love you Nate and Sutton! Pray for you and your offspring daily!
Thank you for talking about this topic. I feel like I have fallen into the trap of what can have next. How do I get more money? How do I afford the next big thing I always forget to consider if I truly need it. 99% of the time I don't need it and could use that money in a much wiser way. I feel like God has been convicting me in this but I have been trying to tune him out. God was definitely in this video talking through you guys. Thank you again for listening to God and sharing what He reveals to you guys. Have a blessed day and Merry Christmas!!
Good Word 🙌