Balancing Act
Stand up paddle boarding has become quite the sport in our
area. Whether on a lake or down the rushing river there is fun to be had on a
board.
It was a new experience for me recently when my friends
Christy and Shawna took me on the adventure for my birthday. There were not too
many instructions other than how to hold the paddle and to bend my knees for stability.
The balancing act was not even as hard as I anticipated. A little pressure on
the right, a little weight to the left and I was off, paddling across the lake.
Balancing on a paddle board might be easier than balance in
our lives. I was careful on the board not to stand too far to one side or not
to put too much weight on the front or back because I knew I would be headed
for disaster—a fall into the murky waters of Nottingham Lake.
In life we too can end up in disaster if we are not
balanced. We have to eat balanced meals so we can remain healthy. Work and play
must be balanced or we may lose our job or become too absorbed in it. We even
have to balance our walk with the Lord. If we only study God’s Word and never
give it out or serve Him we will be off kilter. But if we try to serve Him
without spending time with Him we can end up in trouble too.
Even God is an example of balance—grace and mercy, love and
discipline, favor and judgment, joy and anger, protective and jealous. The list
could go on, but the difference with Him is that He is always perfectly balanced.
We must look at all facets of His divine nature and learn from it.
Psalm 145:8-9 The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.
The Lord is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made.
slow to anger and rich in love.
The Lord is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made.
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