Simplify to Sanctify: A Faith Framework for Balance

What if the fastest way to feel lighter isn’t to do more, but to release what was never yours to carry? Today we open up a heart-level conversation about overwhelm, purpose and the surprising power of simple systems when they’re guided by values. We take you beyond the surface and into a thoughtful framework that blends practical organising with a spiritual lens, so you can create a rhythm that actually fits your life.

I walk through my Baltrix Method™ approach and pair it with the 4D filter: Delete, Delegate, Delay, Do Differently. Delete helps you release habits, roles, and old stories that drain you. Delegate reframes support as wisdom, not weakness, inviting partnership at home, in community, and in prayer. Delay brings back seasons and pacing, protecting you from urgency that scatters focus. Do Differently replaces busyness with simple, effective steps that honour your brain and your bandwidth. Along the way, we talk about managing the mental load, navigating neurodiverse tendencies without shame, and taking small wins that build real momentum.

You’ll hear scriptural insights alongside practical tips, all aimed at restoring order without chasing perfection. Expect gentle prompts to name what’s stealing your peace, to stop striving for control you don’t need, and to move into a steady flow where clarity and calm can coexist. If you’ve been juggling too much, longing for more purpose and less noise, this conversation offers a clear path forward: one decision, one season, one lighter step at a time.

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Chapters

• 0:19 Welcome And Purpose
• 1:02 A Heart-Level, Spiritual Turn
• 2:39 Identify: What Steals Your Peace
• 2:41 The 4D Filter Meets Faith
• 4:21 Delete: Release The Old
• 6:24 Delegate: You’re Not Meant To Carry Alone
• 8:17 Delay: Find Your Season And Rhythm
• 11:42 Do Differently: Simplicity Over Busyness
• 15:56 Flow: Order, Obedience, And Peace
• 17:42 Closing And Ways To Connect

Transcript

Mel: 0:18

Welcome to Beyond Organised, the podcast that helps you simplify your life and amplify your purpose. I'm Mel Schenker, life coach, speaker, founder of She's Organised, but, more importantly, a wife and mum of four little kids. If you've ever felt overwhelmed, like you're constantly juggling everything but never quite catching up, this is the place for you. Here we go beyond just the tidying up and creating systems. We're talking about real life strategies that bring order to your life, but also we talk about the things beyond the organising, the things that really matter, like your parenting relationships and so much more. So grab your coffee and let's dive in. Welcome to another episode. And I just wanted to go a little bit of a different route today. I wanted to talk more on our heart level. So going more into the spiritual side of things. Now I am a Christian and I do come from a Christian perspective and from biblical values. But I gotta tell you what I've got to share today, honestly, even if you're not a Christian, I really do believe you're gonna get something out of this too. I just will be incorporating some scripture in it. But hey, it doesn't happen to learn a thing or two though, does it? So last week I had the privilege of speaking at one of the prophetic schools that I'm part of, and it was absolutely amazing. I had such good response, such good feedback, and a lot of people joined the community that hadn't previously been part of it. And it made me realize that even with my Baltrix method, which you would have heard before, and the 4D filter, I have got something here that can even work in a spiritual sense. It can really work for anything. So I'm very excited to go through it today. I want to try and keep this short enough and easily digestible for you. But if you have questions, if you want to dive into this deeper and further with me, I am more than happy to have a chat with you. All the details on how to contact me is in the description. But I just wanted to give you something to think about that's on a heart level today. So the first part of the method, as you may know, is identify. Now, we want to identify the things that's weighing us down right now, that's really heavy on our heart, the thing that's that's holding us back, that's making us sad, that's causing us the stress and the anxiety. And it might not be anything to do with our home or our time. And that a lot of the time it does come from relationships. It comes from being a mum, anything like that. So we want to identify what is weighing on your heart right now. Now, there's a very good chance you probably know what it is, but I want to encourage you to go a little bit further on what's causing that friction in your day-to-day life. Maybe what thoughts and things you keep putting off, you keep trying avoiding dealing with. And if if you are someone that talks to God uh or even the universe or anything like that, ask to reveal what is weighing on your heart and maybe pray for the discernment to know what is from him and what's simply noise. But a question I pose to you is what is currently stealing my peace that God might be inviting me to surrender or simplify. So that's the first part. Now we head into the second step, which is simplify. Now, this is where the 4D filter comes in. So going through the first D, which is delete. Can I remove this entirely? Now we know in a practical sense, around the home, we could declutter with our time, we can free up our schedule, all that kind of stuff. But when we're talking about the spiritual side of things, I want to encourage you to think about letting go of what's no longer serving you in this season. Is it a habit, an addiction, mindset? Maybe it's even a responsibility of something that we shouldn't be carrying. It's actually not ours to carry. Sometimes when we hold on too tight to the past and to the old ways of doing things, we don't actually leave a lot of room for the new things, the new things that God might be wanting to work on in us. So the first one is delete. And I encourage you to look at things that can be removed that's no longer serving you. Now, I've got a couple of verses. I do want to add in some scripture here. Now, the first verse that I've got to support this is Isaiah 43, 18 to 19. Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing. Now it springs up. Do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. So it's all about the new things. But there's also Philippians 3, 13 to 14. But one thing I do, forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heaven with in Christ Jesus. So let's move forward. Let's let go of the things that aren't serving us and let's start moving forward. So one reflection thing to maybe think about is what might God be asking me to release so I can step freely into the next season. And the next one is delegate. So who else can own this? Now, I'm not just talking about the chores and the things that you can outsource and all of that. I'm talking about here, what is something that you are carrying that you were never meant to carry alone. God calls us into partnership with him and with others. Sometimes we feel like it's our responsibility to take on the weight of the world. And especially as mums, as wives or partners, we just feel that we're all alone, even though we know we know better, we know that other people are going through it. We just feel like it's our burden to bear. This is our life, this is our cross. But that's not how it should be. God wants us to partner with him, wants us to do life with him. And even if this isn't something that you believe in, connect with others. Connecting with others, it's not weakness, it's actually wisdom. So one verse that came to mind was 1 Peter 5, 7, cast all your anxieties on him because he cares for you. There's also another one, Galatians 6, 2. Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. We're meant to help each other. We're meant to support each other. We're not meant to be doing it alone. So even if you've got no one in your world to talk to, and even if you've never even talked to God, I encourage you, just speak out loud. Just get it out there and just ask, what am I carrying that I really shouldn't be right now? Or hand over the thing that you know is something you shouldn't be carrying right now. Now, the next point is delay. So, does this need to happen now? I'm not talking about procrastination. We all know that. We're talking about priorities. So, again, it's asking what needs to happen today, and just recognizing that not everything needs to happen today. There is a season and a time for everything. There's a rhythm. And just like with music, there's all different beats, there's all different rhythms, there's no right or wrong genre. There's no right or wrong style of music. It's just different. And that's like us as people. There's actually no right or wrong way to go about our daily life and daily tasks and all of these things. We do the best we can, but there's no one size fits all. There's no right or wrong in that sense. We just need to find our beat, our music, our rhythm. And that can be exciting. Because, you know, maybe you've been trying to dance to the classical rhythm of tradition, always doing it the way that maybe your parents did it, things like that. But really, you're a rock star. And you've got to break free and you've got to swing that guitar around and just smash it. Please don't. I'm a guitar player, I love my guitars. The thought of smashing one is like a baby dying. So don't smash it. But you get what I mean? It's finding that rhythm that is yours. And sometimes it's not the right season, it's not the right place to be stepping into things. And we need to work out what can wait. Because maybe we've already got enough on our plate that we actually need to be dealing with first. And for a lot of you with the neurodiverse uh tendencies and diagnoses, it's the fact that you can tend to jump from one thing to another without finishing things before can really get you undone at times. So I'm encouraging you to hold off on that exciting new thing that you really want to try and you really want to do and try and complete what's already on your plate and actually looking at what's going on because it is weighing you down. It is mentally affecting you, emotionally, physically, but also spiritually. So one verse that comes to mind was Ecclesiastes 3, verse 1. So there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens. And then there's also Proverbs 16, 9. In their hearts, humans play their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. So great to have a plan, great to have initiative and a goal and things you want to work towards. That's what I encourage. That's what I like to help people do. But sometimes we can't control every single detail. In fact, we never can control every single detail. It will only lead to being more miserable. Trust me, I have been there. It is not worth it. We control what we can, we plan what we can, and we honestly give the rest to God. Let him work that out for us. The fourth D is do differently. So is there a simpler way? Now we could streamline, we can automate, we can try different approaches, all that kind of stuff in the practical. But in the spiritual sense, I really felt that God was wanting you to know that He doesn't reward the busyness, he's not found in the busyness. He blesses obedience. So sometimes he's asking us not to do more, but to do it differently, to trust a different way of going about things. And honestly, from everything that I've learned and what I teach and the results that I see, usually it's about simplifying because chaos and confusion and all of that does not come from God, but clarity does simple, easy ways to do things that that comes from Him. Now, sometimes putting it into action can be hard because it might you know fight against habits and addictions and things that we've we've had for so long, but we know that it's good. So Romans 12, 2 came to mind for that one. So do not be conformed to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you'll be able to test and approve what God's will is, his good, pleasing, and perfect will. A lot of it does start up here, starts with our mindset. And it can be really tricky. And I had this question recently where someone asked, how to how do you deal with it when you're so overwhelmed? Where do you start? And one thing I've come to see is that for a lot of people that are really overwhelmed, they're not ready yet. They're not ready to actually take action to get the proper coaching or help that they really need. They're not quite ready yet. And usually taking a physical step, physical action, maybe it is cleaning out that draw or whatever, can give you that little win to start building and fueling that motivation and all that kind of stuff. But it can only get you so far. And your mind really does play a big part in it. Now, sometimes we try to deal with our mind in the natural sense when really we need to be surrendering it to God, allowing things that are beyond our knowledge, beyond our recognition to play a part in being able to heal what has been hurting us. And sometimes we don't even know what it is, but he does. He knows what it is. And just let him take a bit of the control as well. So my question to you on that one is you know, where is God inviting you to stop striving? Instead, embrace more of a grace-filled rhythm. So that was simplified. Now, flow as we move into this. I had this verse, the 1 Corinthians 14, 40, let all things be done decently and in order. Now, order, organizing, all this stuff, it does come from him. There is order in the way that he goes about things. Chaos, as I said before, is not under his structure. It's not under his command. That is the work of the enemy. Now, we want to flow in moving in step with God, with that rhythm where order and peace coexist. So it's not about trying to get to a perfect place. It's not about trying to be able to control everything. You're doing it on your own. It's about walking in alignment, in partnership with him, and actually going, This feels lighter, more doable, more achievable. And I'm still, if anything, I'm getting more out of my day in my life than I ever was before. So a good question to even ask is what does obedience even look like in this season? What is it he's asking of you, asking you to do? And I'm telling you, there's a very good chance he's actually asking you to let something go, to not take on more, to not be adding to your pressure and problems, but to actually put something to bed, to let it rest, to walk away even. So, look, I feel like I could go on and on and on and on on this topic. And I would love to talk to you more about it. And I probably will bring up more things in the future. And I am conscious of the fact that the audience I speak to are not specifically Christians, but I just really felt to put this one out there. And if you're not a Christian, that's totally fine. I really hope you got something out of it. And I would love to hear your specific thoughts and opinions on this as well. So yeah, just reach out, let me know what you think, and I will be giving you some more bits on this in the future. But I hope you have a great week, and I will talk to you next week. If you like this episode, don't forget to hit subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next. And if you want to continue the conversation, you can connect with me on Instagram at shes.organised or for some free resources, head over to beyondorganised.com/ toolkit. Remember, organising is a tool to live the purposeful life beyond it. See you next time.