Sunday, 18 October 2009

• Our Lives: The Juggling Act

  I recently read a devotion that I thought was worthy of repeating from "The Word for You Today."

  "Brian Dyson, former Vice Chairman of Coca Cola, delivered the commencement address at Georgia Tech in 1996.  In it he said, 'Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air.  You name them - work, family, health, friends and spirit.  You will soon understand that one is a rubber ball.  If you drop it, it will bounce back.  But the other four balls - family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass.  If you drop any of these they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered.  They will never be the same.  You must understand that and strive for balance in your life." 

  I have watched people follow personalities whose personal lives were out of balance....shattered families, finances and broken spirits.  Just because they were viewed successful in their public life, it looked as thought their private life was also in order.  Many times that was not the case. Solomon wrote: "They made me the keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept."

  It has been said that the shoemakers' kids go without good shoes....what areas of your life are out of balance?  In our journey of life, we strive to look good in our public performance. Let's make sure that we maintain our balance in our personal life, especially in our venture to know God and to follow in His ways.  You must set the standard early in life - juggle with care. Practice makes perfect? No, practice makes permanent. Learn from examples that have modeled it correctly.

  How do you help others see their imbalances?  Have you ever experienced over indulgences and turned them around?

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