Balance

Dear Moms,

Let's talk about BALANCE. As a mother of seven children, balance is an area in my life that I have to continually work on. How about you? There is a book by Linda Dillow, a dinosaur by the way, that talks about this very subject. The title of the book is “CREATIVE COUNTERPART.“ It is an oldie, but goodie. In this book, Linda Dillow takes five areas of a married woman’s life that she has to keep in balance. She expands on each area with personal experiences as well as biblical principles. It even has a bible study guide to go along with it. You most likely would have to go on google to get a copy of it; it is well worth it, for it is a great study. I’m going to do something similar this week, taking six areas of my life and talking about keeping them in balance, along with bibllical principles. So, you won’t want to miss this week's blog!

The six areas I have chosen to talk about are as follows:
1. God
2. Husband
3. Children
4. Home
5. Ministries, Hobbies and Friends
6. You

We all know this: if any of these areas of our life are ignored, we are out of balance. Some areas we need to grow in daily, like God, husband and children and even you. Other areas are a weekly commitment, like Home, Ministries, hobbies and, friends. All are important; all take time. To be a balanced, Godly Woman, we must find a way to work on all these areas of our life, step-by-step, and day-by-day. Mom, are you ready for the challenge, to be the BEST MOM YOU CAN BE? Stop and say a little pray that God will change you through this week’s wisdom. I often tell women that God doesn’t usually just reach down and change you. No, He’s not some fairy with a magic wand that just goes PRESTO-CHANGE-O. No, God usually changes you in the following ways:
1. Prayer--He Changes You Within As You Spend Time With Him
2. Life Circumstances--Yes, walking through life’s trials or joys makes you different.
3. People--He helps you to change through the example and through the correction of others.
4. Study--As we seek, we find, whether it be a mentor or just digging into God’s Word for yourself.

I can’t wait until tomorrow to talk about the first area: putting God first. I find that to be the steering wheel for my life, or to put it in modern terms, my own private GPS. Do you want to discover the secret to a balanced? Then tomorrow we will learn how to SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. Let us study together and vow to grow!

Questions? JUST ASK ELLEN