Are You Balanced?
I want to have a day where I don't think about my balance. A balanced person has many meanings, such as a person with a good career, a satisfying family life, and hobbies to expand and explore with. You might look at your neighbor, a coworker or a friend and say they are more balanced then you. How do you know? Looks aren't everything!
I want you to imagine a scale is placed in front of you. On one side of the scale you may have:
career
marriage (if married)
dating (if not married)
school
kids
home
On the other side of the scale, you may have:
friendships
relatives
coworkers
volunteering
hobbies
ministry
But which side should you put those demands to keep balanced? You might be juggling some of these and wondering if you should throw the white flag and give up. Or you might be leaning heavily in one area and know you should focus on others, but the demands are too great. I would like to share something with you about a physical balancing act I have to endure.
I am not balanced. What I mean is I am not physically balanced. Sure, I have family and job demands, and a hobby that I want to further explore and expand on, but I am not balanced. I enjoy the great outdoors, the healthy sunshine my body receives to help keep it balanced, but all of my activities, even though positive, can not keep me balanced.
You see, I have an inner ear problem where my balance gets thrown off whenever it wants. I might be having a fine day, and all of a sudden, I start getting dizzy and need to lie down until the spinning stops. It just happens and there is no cure for it. It is very discouraging to have to stop anything I am doing, even at risking losing my job, so I can rest until the dizziness subsides, and then the recovery starts.
I was really dizzy recently, and I made a discovery that seems very plausible. After dinner, I went on the computer as I was resting in bed. I am taking writing classes as I want to be a better writer for different goals I have in my life. As I am looking, I am thinking about God. I have been praying for direction in my life about the classes I am getting into. I want to do what God wants me to, but it is so hard to know if I am going along according to His plan.
A lot of us want to do God's will, but how do we know what He wants us to do?
Well, we have to start somewhere. It is a matter of where to start, and to put our best effort into it. As I was researching about writing, I started feeling better. I was focused and not really thinking about my balance, but yet, my balance was leveling off. I didn't feel like I was falling on my right side, as that is where I have the most problems with.
What has God put in your heart recently? Where do you feel a nudge to start something? If God has called, nudged or put something into your thinking, it is time to research. Start at the beginning, and go from there. The Holy Spirit will let you know if you are headed in the right direction. Go in the direction you feel is the right way, and God will either give you the green light or the red light. But, what if…
There may be times you go in the direction God is calling you, but all of a sudden, something comes along your path and leads you into a different direction.
I like to call that a "yield turn." God has brought you this far, but now He is directing you somewhere else. Sometimes a situation changes, and there needs to be a course correction. Maybe God brought something into your life, and once that was done, it is time to move on. Whatever it is, it is okay to have a "yield turn" when the occasion arises.
Like this dizziness I have to go through. I hate it and wish I never had it. Yet, it has brought me closer to God, not cause of fear or hate, but for the love of Him as He sustains me through the worst of spins. He has had to do many course corrections with me through out my life, and you probably as well. Instead of saying, I hate my life because of the dizziness I have had to suffer through, I can rely on Him through my good and bad days and trust He has my best interest at heart.
Even though my balance will never be the same again, and some days I will barely have balance to walk to my bed before my tummy feels very bad, I know it will not last forever. God will help me overcome this, through His love, His Word and His course corrections.