Dear Child,

If this day is not in balance, your week, month and year will not be in balance. Meet the needs of body, soul and spirit everyday, to mature to a whole person, living not only in harmony with Me but also with yourself. If you live in harmony, you will have the peace that passes understanding. To be healthy and strong in body, soul and spirit, you need balance in all roles and responsibilities of your life. Do all things in moderation. I need a whole person.

You are a steward of all I have given you, be a good steward of all I have placed in your care. You will have time for all I want of you, if you live a balanced life, and seek first My Kingdom.     

                                  Thus saith Papa

Philippians 4:5  Let your moderation be known unto all men. 

WHAT IS BALANCE ?

Balance brings steadiness and stability to all areas of our lives especially when we“rightly divide the Word of Truth” 2Tim.2:15. If we neglect to spend time studying and rightly dividing the Word, we will loose our balance, which could result in a fall!

The following are examples to give you some food for thought.

SOCIAL LIFE:-

Proverbs 18:24  A man that hath friends must show himself friendly:

Proverbs 25:17  Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. 

Are the above scriptures contradictions? No! They are teaching us balance!

MINISTRY:-

Galatians 6:9  And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Mark 6:31  And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

Are the above scriptures contradictions? No! They are teaching us balance!

WORK ETHIC:-

Ecclesiastics.3:13  And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

Mark 8:36  For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Are the above scriptures contradictions? No! They are teaching us balance!

FULFILLING YOUR DESTINY:-

Jeremiah 29:11  For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.

Proverbs 27:1  Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 

Are the above scriptures contradictions? No! They are teaching us balance!

HOLINESS OR LEGALISM:-

Exodus 20:8 – 11  Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work……

John 5:16-17 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

Are the above scriptures contradictions? No! They are teaching us balance!

Surely the best scripture to teach us balance is:

Ecclesiastics 3:1 – 8 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

This is a New Year offering you the opportunity to live a healthy balanced life meeting the nutritional needs of body, soul and spirit! Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas of life. But can it really? Can success in your profession compensate for a broken marriage, ruined health, or weakness in personal character? True effectiveness requires balance. 

CHALLENGE: Don’t try to burn the candle at both ends! 

Psalm127: 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives sleep to his beloved.

In what areas of your life do you lack balance, which is robbing you of peace and harmony within?