A false
balance is abomination to the
LORD: but a just weight is his
delight.
Proverbs 11:1
Can
you imagine a circus performer who has no ability whatsoever on a unicycle
getting onto a unicycle to do a juggling act? You would think, “How in the
world did that guy ever get a job doing that if he cannot even balance on the
unicycle?” Or could you imagine seeing a guy with one great big muscle-bound
arm, but the rest of his body is normal? Or how about seeing a guy with a head
like a hot air balloon and an average-sized body? You would, no doubt, think
that those things looked pretty crazy. You would be perfectly justified in your
thoughts because for everything to be normal, it must have balance. A large
head and small body is out of balance. One large arm is out of balance with the
rest of a normal-sized body. And it looks weird.
Your
life is no different than those outrageous thoughts when it is out of balance.
When all you think or talk about is sports, then your life is out of balance.
When you spend hours a day during the summer (or even during the school year)
playing video games, then your life is out of balance. Most don’t have this
problem, but if you spent all your time working, then your life is out of
balance. When your life revolves around a girl, then it is out of balance. I
could go on for a while citing examples of things that could throw our lives
out of the balance that God wants us to have. Each of the things that I
mentioned, when done correctly, is not bad in and of itself, but when we allow
any one of those things to dominate how we act or think, then something has to
change.
We have
every right to play and talk about sports, but that should be balanced by an
equal amount of study and preparation for the future. Nothing is wrong with
spending a little bit of leisure time watching a clean movie or playing a
healthy video game (most today are not), but that should definitely be balanced
by spending at least as much time in Bible reading and prayer. Most people
would be flabbergasted to see the ratio of time spent in entertainment to the
time spent in the things of God in their lives. However, even our work needs to
be balanced with the right amount of leisure time, or we would go crazy.
In
all of nature, God designed a balance. When that balance is not there, then
things are weird. Remember that the same is true of your life.
Quote
of the day: “The key to keeping your balance is knowing when you’ve lost it.”
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