How do I find the proper balance in life? - Balance - TouchPoints

How do I find the proper balance in life?

Ecclesiastes 7:13Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what he has made crooked?

Because of God’s ultimate sovereignty, we must be willing to realize not only that there are some things we cannot change, but also that God’s will might be for things to stay as they are.

Proverbs 12:3Wickedness never brings stability, but the godly have deep roots.

A balanced life moves in step with God. Your ability to find and maintain the proper balance in life depends on the depth of your relationship with God. Deep roots yield stability and direction.

1 Peter 1:13Prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.

Self-control, when combined with a willingness to act, yields a balanced life. As your way of thinking is transformed into Christ’s, your new perspective helps you exercise self-control in your life choices.

Romans 12:4-5Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

Balanced living includes both accepting your individual responsibilities as a believer and benefitting from your essential connectedness with other followers of Jesus. Others need the help God has equipped you to provide, and you need the help God has equipped them to give you.

Psalm 119:3They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths.

There is no balance or compromise between good and evil: The results are always evil. As one who trusts in God, you are better off when you focus on living in obedience to him (see Philippians 2:14-15).

Titus 2:12We are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God.

A balanced life consistently steers away from a self-centered lifestyle and its temptations to sin. Commitment to God, his instructions, and his standards provides a dependable moral compass.

Psalm 127:2It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.

A balanced life recognizes proper rest, sleep, quiet, and reflection as significant gifts from God. How long could you keep going without these things before you felt unbalanced?