The Balanced Life
Well, we are just rolling along in this series (sorry, I couldn't resist).
I was thinking when Pastor Dennis began his message, what one thing would I need to work on this week. It turned out to be an easy choice...it was when I wanted to spell Balance like this....B A L N C E. that looks good, doesn't it?
yes ma'am, Adjust my Values. What is a little annoying (oooooo another -A- word...maybe I will just substitute! hmmmm) is that this message came at a good time for me because I have worked through a lot of these issues already:
Build life around Jesus-Pastor Dennis used such a great picture of a wheel's hub and spokes.
Accept my humanity
Limit my labor
A rrrg
Nourish my inner life
Commit my schedule to God
Enjoy each moment
Of course, I still need to work in all of these areas, but have made adjustments in the past couple of years, Even in the area of that 2nd A. However, my reaction when he spoke of being "possessed by our possessions" indicates that I need to work out some things....maybe out to a dumpster...So you know what, that is just what I am going to do....work on Adjusting my values. I am going to ask God what is important in my life and see how HE wants me to adjust.
I am going to listen
I am going to act....in a balanced way
posted by By Design for Women @ Monday, February 05, 2007
1 Comments:
I thought this week's message was awesome. It's the one I need to post on my refrigerator to remind myself of how to tackle each day. It makes so much more sense to think of Christ as being in the center of my life rather than at the top of my list. With the list approach, I move from Christ onto other priorities. But having Him as my hub makes it so that He's influencing everything I do all the time and in this way He is first in my life while I'm meeting all my various responsibilities. This is doable! I do feel I have been building my life around Jesus, and the wheel picture helps me to figure out how to keep on doing this. So I asked myself which of the other areas do I need to focus on. I think I got my answer on Monday. My almost 3 year old sent challenge after challenge at me when I had my mind set on getting "my" chores done. Although, I was proud of myself for dealing with my daughter patiently, I found myself getting anxious that I wasn't accomplishing "my" goals. So I guess I need to work on accepting my humanity (I can't always get all the chores done) and I need to willfully commit my schedule to God (this would eliminate the anxiety I think - and maybe I should have been getting the signal that my daughter needed some quality one-on-one time with Mommy). Time to put that little cherub to bed. God Bless!
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