We often feel that life is a
tight wire that we must cross. The key to safely making our way to the other
side is to keep a firm balance. This is easier said than done, however.
We end up teetering from one
chore or activity to another, relying on our human resources to accomplish our
goals for each day. Without balance we lack plain objectives, clear focus and
true guidance.
Humanistic thinkers may develop a
process to order their life, but they cannot foresee the pitfalls that life generally
inflicts on all of us. Only authentic Believers can walk in the center of God's
will for our life (Ephesians 2:10).
God does not promote confusion,
but does everything decently and in order (1 Corinthians 14:40). To experience
a schedule that is based on divine balance, His guidance is paramount while
we
are ordering our day (Proverbs 3:5-6).
The first principle of a
spiritual balance is to consult the Lord before doing anything or going any
place. We start before we ever get out of bed. We metaphorically sit quietly at
Jesus' feet and we worship Him for who He is and all that He does for us.
Then we seek His counsel for our
first endeavor and follow it. We may need to reset our priorities, plans, goals
and the obvious direction it takes to achieve them.
This way, we avoid confusion,
stress and fatigue, because we function in His power and anointing. Our
activities honor His plans and He gets all of the glory, instead of us.
Prayer:
Father God, we realize that peace
and joy are the products of a life spent with You. Seeking Your sacred balance promotes
serenity, productivity and wisdom. You give us Your direction for every element
that we will experience during each particular day. You balance our heart and
mind and lead us to follow Your personal will for each of us.
Remind us to hear Your direction
for both our soul's inner and our body's outward balance. You have a perfect
plan and purpose for our thoughts, feelings, preferences, choices and physical
activities for each moment of every day. You gave us 24 hours in all 7 days of
our week, and You know how to utilize that time in perfectly aligned segments
and activities to bless us and to further Your Kingdom on the earth.
Thought for the Day:
The balance in our life will most likely change from day to day; that is why simply coming up with a way to balance our life our self is very ineffective, and God's direction each day is absolutely necessary for us to achieve maximum balance.
The balance in our life will most likely change from day to day; that is why simply coming up with a way to balance our life our self is very ineffective, and God's direction each day is absolutely necessary for us to achieve maximum balance.
