Day 39: Balancing Your Life

I'll just come right out and say it; I stink at balancing things. Juggling is really what I do most often. How many different things can I keep in motion? Even that is not as many as I would like to admit. I can't balance, and I don't even juggle well; this is not looking good. What I tend to do is order things. At work, I am usually given a list of things to do. My bosses expect them all done, or at least all started. I prefer to start the ones I know I can finish and then move on to the others. Three things finished and one started, makes for an easier pass-down than four things "in work".


Unfortunately, God wants me to work on all five purposes all together. I can't make a list of which ones I can finish before I die for two reasons. First, because I will never know when I am going to die, and second because they are all open ended tasks. It's like God is telling me "Go West young man." I can head west and never be done going west. Sure I'll encounter some road blocks along the way, but there's always more 'west' in front of me.

What I'm trying to do is to order them in the ones I am working on and the ONE I am working towards. But even the one I am working towards can be worked on locally. Obviously the one I am talking about is going on a mission. Over the last thirty nine days, I've been on a mission though. I've worked on loving God(Worship), loving you guys (Fellowship), growing in faith (Discipleship), serving (Ministry), and taking the Word to others (Mission).

Do you see now how those five things can never be complete? Could you ever say "I worshiped God yesterday, I don't need to do it today." How about "I've already told everyone about the Good News." Maybe you'll tell everyone you know, but that's not EVERYONE. So I've got a list of things to do now, and some help from the author on how to get them done. I'm leading a growth group on this book in about a month. (Around October) It's for men only, simply because I want to encourage men to go deep and it's against most mens nature to be open and honest in the presence of women. If you're a man and you live in or near Palm Coast,Fl, contact me for more information. If you're a lady, I would love to help you possibly lead a group of women through this book as well. In a group setting there is worship, fellowship, discipleship, and serving others. And those four things will set up the foundation for reaching out to others through ministry.

The Bible verse is from Ephesians:

Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who don't know the meaning of life, but as those who do.
Eph 5:15 (The New Testament in Modern English)

But, I also like the bluntness of the Contemporary English Version; in case all those words are going over your head:

Act like people with good sense and not like fools
Eph 5:15 (CEV)

Which of the four activities will I begin in order to stay on track and balance God's five purposes for my life? I already mentioned starting a group to study this book. If you still don't have this book, here is a list of the activities. Pick one that you can do.

1) Talk it through with a small group or spiritual partner.
2) Give yourself a regular spiritual check-up
3) Write down your progress in a journal (or Blog)
4) Pass on what you know to others.

And if you're thinking you don't know anything. . . You've made it this far, you can bring someone up to your speed. I am no expert on anything, but I have an awesome support group that I can turn to for almost anything I need. It starts with God, I always pray first, then I ask others to pray with/for me and for advice. If you want to start building a support group, I'll pray for you. You've followed me for almost 40 days, you've seen that all these things can be done by a person who isn't perfect. Don't wait to be perfect before you'll take a chance leading others along the path you are on.

Remember: Blessed are the balanced