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Are You Balanced–Part 2

March 18, 2009 By: Ryan Category: God, Leadership, Life

A little while ago, I wrote about being a balanced person.

I took a break from school for a couple of days and picked up the book, The Importance of Being Foolish, by Brennan Manning. 

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The book is a great reminded that Jesus doesn’t call us to a "feel good" Christianity or to a Christianity that is just about TALK.  Instead, Jesus calls us to a life of action.  Action to love and serve the poor and ungodly to fight against the egotism and arrogance of people who talk about God more than do things for God.

In the very first chapter of the book, Manning makes this statement about balance, "A truly balanced person retains a capacity for wonder and the willingness to express it in the very confession of creaturehood, the spontaneous acknowledgment that his is a human being and not a god, a being with limitations who, far from having embraced infinity, is happily and hopelessly engulfed by it."

Quick thoughts:

  • When was the last time you just allowed your mind to wonder about the incredibleness of who God is and why He created you? (Psalm 139.13-18)
  • When was the last time you reminded yourself of the who you are and who God is?  (Isaiah 6.1-8)
  • When was the last time you put that all together and lived a life in harmony with the personality and characteristics of God? (Philippians 2.5-7)
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    My name is Ryan Smith and this is a journal of my thoughts and questions as I continue down the road of life. May my journey ever draw me closer to the One who saves me. If our paths cross I hope to be a blessing to you on your path as well.
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