Day 39 - Balancing Your Life

Mona Williams

Balancing Act

Balance is such a vital part of life’s existence. Without it we will not experience peace. Becoming rooted and grounded in the word of God is the first step to many that will give us our sure anchor in juggling our natural and spiritual life.

The author speaks of our life compared to a pentathlon and it’s five purposes that we need to keep in balance. These purposes are:

1.    “Love God with all our heart”: it is by our worship to God, which pleases God.

2.    “Love your neighbor as yourself”: it is by serving others, which is ministry.

3.    “Go and make disciples”: our mission is to tell the Good News of Jesus Christ which is evangelism.

4.    “baptize them into…”: this outward act shows we identify with Christ through fellowship.

5.    “teach them to do all things…:” we are to grow spiritually to become more life Christ, which is discipleship.

These five purposes is our guide to keeping our life balanced as we travel this Christian journey. There will be some bumps in the road, some detours, and sharp curves, but if we keep the faith and keep it moving our life will experience one the key essentials to Christianity - BALANCE.

Make attending regular fellowship service, weekly bible study, routine spiritual tune-ups, journaling, and sharing the Word part of this process. As we operate in the five purposes our lives will give God glory and people in our presence will not only witness that God is real and can change lives, but also they will be built up in their faith just from being in our present.

Verse to Remember: “Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life but as those who do.” Ephesians 5:15 (Ph)