balance?
now i know some may be violently against the idea of 'balance' in life due to the following;
'Jesus wasn't balanced!'
'The Bible never told me to be balanced'
'Balance is for sissies who don't listen to the LORD'
'If you're not constantly on the edge of a nervous breakdown - you're not a real Christian'
...
okay, so the last one's a bit extreme, but i hope you know where I'm coming from.
It seems as though the whole concept of balance is either repulisve or idolised.
I'm just asking for a break.
Maybe I've got access to freedom and peace that I'm just not taking... maybe I'm making MYSELF feel guilty.
maybe I need to go to bed...no, that's not it - I had a great sleep last night and it's only just noon.
Why is there a nagging feeling that I'm not up to scratch? Why am i terrified that I'll be 'found out'? Found out for what?
Is there a beautiful place of passionately driven service and rest in the Lord? I know my smart-arse answer is always 'aw crap... LISTEN to God and DO what He says - when will this register?'
seriously
holiness, the legitimacy of the Bible, community, heedless millions, loving God, Grace, peace, judgement, individuality, sin, disobedience, rebellion, love, OTHERS, work, stress, freedom
I know I always have the same argument, if you know me - you're probably sick of it. I still don't get it though... all of it.
any of it.
Please don't comment and give me the answers.
I don't really want them, to be honest.
I'll agree with you, and then with someone else, and then some book and end up a complete hypocrite.
I'm going to go eat lunch
God bless you all.
'Jesus wasn't balanced!'
'The Bible never told me to be balanced'
'Balance is for sissies who don't listen to the LORD'
'If you're not constantly on the edge of a nervous breakdown - you're not a real Christian'
...
okay, so the last one's a bit extreme, but i hope you know where I'm coming from.
It seems as though the whole concept of balance is either repulisve or idolised.
I'm just asking for a break.
Maybe I've got access to freedom and peace that I'm just not taking... maybe I'm making MYSELF feel guilty.
maybe I need to go to bed...no, that's not it - I had a great sleep last night and it's only just noon.
Why is there a nagging feeling that I'm not up to scratch? Why am i terrified that I'll be 'found out'? Found out for what?
Is there a beautiful place of passionately driven service and rest in the Lord? I know my smart-arse answer is always 'aw crap... LISTEN to God and DO what He says - when will this register?'
seriously
holiness, the legitimacy of the Bible, community, heedless millions, loving God, Grace, peace, judgement, individuality, sin, disobedience, rebellion, love, OTHERS, work, stress, freedom
I know I always have the same argument, if you know me - you're probably sick of it. I still don't get it though... all of it.
any of it.
Please don't comment and give me the answers.
I don't really want them, to be honest.
I'll agree with you, and then with someone else, and then some book and end up a complete hypocrite.
I'm going to go eat lunch
God bless you all.
posted by Fat_Justice at 4:51 PM
2 Comments:
Balance Moahahahahahaha - there's no such word as 'Balance'? It's amazing at how many times I find myself loaded down with loads of work, even when I plan out my day I still get overloaded with work. I have no clue as to the secret of finding balance? I remember at training college as cadets we would be given instruction on how to have a healthy balanced lifestyle as officers, YEAH RIGHT!!! I've had a pretty full on week and I guess when you are super good at procrastinating (I'm talking bout myself now), balance just goes out the window eh... anyways, GOD IS GOODY GOOD!!!
Love ya Rach! Tell it like it is.
The night before every assignment's due, I'm up till some unearthly hour... but there's no feeling of condemnation for me in that. Its just me!
Don't beat yourself up (you might get in trouble for getting a crinkled uniform!!! hehe!)
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