Sermon Notes

Balanced Lives

“The wisdom of the wise keeps life on track; the foolishness of fools lands them in the ditch.” Proverbs 14:8 Amp

All the world is based on the principle of balance. Even the world of nature is perfectly balanced. The earth’s angle and distance from the sun is perfectly balanced. The ecosystem has checks and balances. Our bodies have a balance of red and white corpuscles and hormones. The principle of balance is what God wants our personal lives to exhibit. Jesus Christ wants to be at the center of your life ! Balance is good.

Read: Ecclesiastes 3: 1-15

I. Physical Daily Balance

* frustration is a result of imbalance in your personal life

* imbalance with time and events, results in mental & physical fatigue

Mark 6:31,32; John 6:1-3 take time to get away

* maintain balance by choosing what your going to think about & do

Romans 12:1,2 it’s about giving our time and energy to God

1 Corinthians 6: 19,20 balanced lives before God

* do you have a tendency to worry constantly or/ get depressed ?

* are there big mood swings in your emotions ?

* when you get tired, your life gets out of balance

II. Spiritual Balance

* spiritual balance must be an integral part of our lives

2 Peter 3: 17,18 grow in grace, not just the facts

Galatians 5:22,23 evidence of spiritual balance

* ask yourself: where am I in balance, where am I out of balance ?

* look at your life and honestly evaluate yourself and your day

* do I take time for God, Do I trust Him and take Him at His word ?

* am I just a duty Christian or/ am I choosing to grow spiritually