Balance.

bal·ance –ˈbaləns
noun
1. an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.
2. a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.

God doesn’t give us more than we can bear.

When Jesus lived on earth, he brought the Kingdom of God with him and shook up the people, the culture, and the perspective of the nation. He was miraculous and bold and loving and wise and, most importantly, focused. And when he ascended, he charged his followers to be the same.

Being a Christian means that you choose to not only believe that Jesus died for you on the cross that you may have the gift and promise of salvation, but that you strive everyday to be like Christ – spreading the gospel of truth and love for all to hear.

How do we accomplish this? BALANCE: The Father. The Son. The Holy Spirit.

1. An even distribution of the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit as the focus of our lives will keep us upright and steady.
2. These three persons equally comprehend the essence of God, but they are not the same – the more we understand this complexity, the closer and more intimate we become with God and align our wills with His.

We must work every day to keep balance in our lives in many ways, and holds true for our spirit man as well. We can’t do it overnight or by ourselves, but we can do it because God sent Jesus to do it, loving us and believing that we could be empowered by his example, and Jesus left the Holy Spirit to guide our path to righteousness.

Proverbs 11 
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight. When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom. The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them. …

Proverbs 11 warns us of what happens when we become unbalanced and emphasizes – as does much of the Bible – the importance of remaining humble and having integrity.

So let us pray for humility and integrity in our walks, that the Holy Spirit may do a work in us transforming our minds and conforming our hearts to be closer to God and true followers of Christ. Amen.