In a recent newsletter from The Simple American, a quote caught my attention: “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it com - plicated.” – Confucius At first glance, it’s the kind of wisdom that fits neatly into a modern inbox—short, catchy, easy to digest. But it also made me pause. Not because I disagreed, but because it’s something God has been telling us since the beginning. From the Garden of Eden to the dusty roads of Galilee, the Lord has consistently called His people to simplicity rooted in obedience. “Choose life,” He said through Moses. “Walk in My ways.” The prophets cried out for hearts, not rituals. Jesus later echoed the same truth: “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” But few quote Him. What was simpler than living in the Garden of Eden—tending to the earth and the animals God cre - ated, having no worries, not even about clothing, and walking with God in the cool of the day? There was no doubt of His presence, no question of His power, glory, or love. That’s as simple as it gets. But hrough human curiosity and the devil’s deception, sin complicated what should have been the perfect human existence with God. It’s a pattern I see often—ancient biblical wisdom re - packaged as modern philosophy. Whether it's a philo - sopher like Confucius, or a Christian podcaster refer- encing battlefield formations, credit is given to the clever, not the Creator. One recent podcast credited a French general for dividing forces left and right in battle—yet it was Jesus who first spoke of separating the sheep from the goats. One to the right. One to the left. Not as a military tactic, but as a final act of divine justice. This matters—not because God needs human valida - tion, but because truth has a Source, and His name deserves to be known. When the world praises an - cient sayings, it often forgets their oldest origin: the voice of God. And when we attribute eternal ideas to temporal men, we trade glory for soundbites. In a world that’s constantly borrowing divine wisdom without citing the Author, maybe the real simplicity is this: give God the credit He’s due. "For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen." — Romans 11:36 (ESV)