by David Scott Robertson
Is it possible to enjoy life even though your body doesn't work properly? What if somebody doesn't like you? Is there joy available despite the fact that you don't have everything you want?
What if things in your own life, things in the lives of your loved ones, things in politics, things in the economy, things in the environment, things in the church, things all around just don't line up and aren't in the balance you think they ought to be? What then?
If this is the situation, is it possible to rejoice, to be filled with joy, and to be content? The biblical answer is yes.
The sad reality is, though, as Christians, we don't always embrace the biblical answer. We don't always rely on God's resources. We don't always manifest the "fruit of the Spirit." We don't always "walk in the Spirit." We don't always deny the lusts of the flesh. We don't always hide His exceedingly great and precious promises in our hearts. Sometimes, quite frankly, we forget some of His benefits. Often, we permit our emotions to overshadow and override our prayer life. Intentional or not, to our own hurt, we live far below our privileges as children of God. When we allow one or all of these things to happen, we become imbalanced.
Until Almighty God sets all things right at the consummation of the age and ushers in a new heaven and a new earth where righteousness rules, there will always be imbalance throughout the world and in our relationships. It can be no other way.
But the good news is that our attitude is a different story. It's an inside job. Our faith is just that - OUR faith. Nobody can take it away from us unless we allow it. No one can make us dislike or hate anybody. These are all personal choices that we make.
You and I are responsible for maintaining our own "inner balance." We must submit to the Holy Spirit inside us and allow Him to lead and guide us into all truth in all our thoughts, words, and actions.
Being born again by the Spirit of God and having Him actually take up residence inside our hearts and lives makes all the difference in the world! You may want to say the following three phrases out loud:
Living in me is the key to being FREE! Living in me is the key to walk in VICTORY! Living in me is the key to my DESTINY!
The Holy Spirit is the key to a balanced life! Tap into the genius of Jesus to live in freedom and victory and fulfill God's destiny for your life. Thousands of years ago, a man named Paul discovered the truth of the balanced life and penned these words:
Philip. 4:11-13 (NLT)
Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to get along happily whether I have much or little. [12] I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. [13] For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need.
-- The Apostle Paul, written from a prison cell
DSR
7/31/05