After several years of doing men’s ministry, the one common thread that all men struggle with is: Balance. This is the reason for the name of this ministry, Balancing Life Ministries. We all struggle to put the right amount of time at work, give enough time to our wives and children, somehow do our honey-do lists, and spend time with God. And if we are honest, it’s usually in that order.
I don’t want to date myself too much, but as I kid, I remember watching the old Ed Sullivan Show. I don’t remember too many acts, but somehow one act has always stayed in my mind. Do you remember the guy spinning the plates? If not, let me try to give you a picture of this guy’s act. He would have these long poles, approximately 10 ft. tall and round china plates. He then would proceed to spin a plate on top of the pole. As soon as he had that one going, he would start the next plate spinning. Once he had that one spinning he would go on to the next and so on; all the while keeping all the other plates spinning. The whole act was to see how many plates he could keep spinning without letting any one of those plates fall and break, usually about eight plates.
I feel most of us can identify with that guy. Most of the time, our lives feel like we’re trying to spin as many plates as we can. It seems as soon as we wake up in the morning, we hit the ground running. We have our work demanding more of our time, our wives demanding our time, our children demanding our time, the grass needing to be mowed, and what about church demands? Not to mention, somewhere in there, spend time with God. We’re like that guy trying to balance all those plates. As soon as one gets really spinning, another needs your attention. This blog is to let you know that you are not alone in the journey. ALL OF US struggle with trying to balance life. I also have news for you, you were created not to try to do this alone, either. We have all heard the Bible verse that says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)
In other words, God created us to help each other out. I want to help you and any other man out there in achieving that balance. Please let me know if I can assist you in any way. I will be praying for you as you read this blog.
I don’t want to date myself too much, but as I kid, I remember watching the old Ed Sullivan Show. I don’t remember too many acts, but somehow one act has always stayed in my mind. Do you remember the guy spinning the plates? If not, let me try to give you a picture of this guy’s act. He would have these long poles, approximately 10 ft. tall and round china plates. He then would proceed to spin a plate on top of the pole. As soon as he had that one going, he would start the next plate spinning. Once he had that one spinning he would go on to the next and so on; all the while keeping all the other plates spinning. The whole act was to see how many plates he could keep spinning without letting any one of those plates fall and break, usually about eight plates.
I feel most of us can identify with that guy. Most of the time, our lives feel like we’re trying to spin as many plates as we can. It seems as soon as we wake up in the morning, we hit the ground running. We have our work demanding more of our time, our wives demanding our time, our children demanding our time, the grass needing to be mowed, and what about church demands? Not to mention, somewhere in there, spend time with God. We’re like that guy trying to balance all those plates. As soon as one gets really spinning, another needs your attention. This blog is to let you know that you are not alone in the journey. ALL OF US struggle with trying to balance life. I also have news for you, you were created not to try to do this alone, either. We have all heard the Bible verse that says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)
In other words, God created us to help each other out. I want to help you and any other man out there in achieving that balance. Please let me know if I can assist you in any way. I will be praying for you as you read this blog.
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