“Be
still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be
honored throughout the world.”
Balance
is one of those words that is not easy to understand. I watched a short video shot by a young
mother of her toddler child at a local park.
Her little girl was being cheered on as she made her way walking down a
balance beam. Although only a few inches
off the ground that is a feat for a 3 year old little one.
It
might be that our kids have more balance than us parents or adults. Here me out.
I have one of those things in side of me that says if I am not doing
something that I am wasting my time, my day or even being bad. But the verse I began with says something
different, and by the way, I believe God wants His kids to have extremely good
balance.
Balance
in life can encompass so many things, but I draw our thinking and actions to
our spiritual life. When we disconnect
from God, we are disconnected from real balance, and to disconnect might be
easiest seen when we forget to spend quiet time with God.
Read
on…
“There are times when solitude is
better than society, and silence is wiser than speech. We should be better
Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering through
meditation on His Word spiritual strength for labour in his service. We ought
to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real nutriment out of
them. . . . Why is it that some Christians, although they hear many sermons,
make but slow advances in the divine life? Because they neglect their closets,
and do not thoughtfully meditate on God's Word. They love the wheat, but they
do not grind it; they would have the corn, but they will not go forth into the
fields to gather it; the fruit hangs upon the tree, but they will not pluck it;
the water flows at their feet, but they will not stoop to drink it. From such
folly deliver us, O Lord. . . .” ― Charles Haddon Spurgeon
I
long for some quiet time. Maybe I really
am thinking about balance. That is a big
deal. Nourishment comes from
eating. Quiet time with God is similar to
sitting at the table and taking in a fine meal that fills us up.
Balance
in our Christian lives comes better when we spend time in silence rather in
society as Spurgeon said. We miss the
best God has for us when we choose not to connect quietly with God. When we choose connecting to God and living
with Spiritual balance, we will enjoy life more.
Are
you living in balance?
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