Wednesday, March 21, 2012

This is awesome....

I am BORROWING this from a dear pastor friend of ours.
This is SO true.  WE need a balanced life....
For me however, I need less play and more work!!!
Enhanced version attached


One Good Thing and Then Another


“…and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.” James 1.4 NRSV


March 21, 2012


Everyone, especially grown-ups, needs to play. We need time away from work, even when we love our work. Play is part of the process which repairs us and replenishes our spirit. The more complicated our life and our work, the more we need the release of simple play. We need to ski, fish, garden, play softball or chess, any hobby that takes us mentally and physically away from our work.

The writer of Ecclesiastes was on target when he wrote: “… a time to laugh… and a time to dance.”

The best life is lived in balance. Not the precarious balance of life on a teeter-totter, but the balance of stacking one good thing upon another and upon another. In that process, we build a lifestyle that keeps us healthy, energized and productive. The building blocks are work, rest and recreation. And remember, rest and recreation are not optional. Thank God!


Prayer: Lord, help me keep my life in balance.


Copyright 2012 R. Michael Sanders

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