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What do I even mean when I say “life balance” – or just “balance” for short? The word balance has gotten some bad press. It can bring up images of secular, new agey, weird pop psychology stuff that a lot of us don’t really want to be associated with. I’m not going to go into all of what balance “ISNT” in my perspective. What I want to talk about what I think we should be thinking when it comes to balance, which I believe is a perfectly biblical idea of fulfilling our roles as women in a graceful way that doesn’t drive us or the people around us crazy!
You sometimes hear about how much easier it is for us women to manage our homes today since we have so many modern conveniences like washing machines, dryers, stoves, refrigerators and our army of technological servants. I am SO thankful for all of these things and I do think in many ways they make our lives easier, but at the same time, the sheer amount of stuff we have to do has increased. We have to be more places, keep track of more events and activities, and not just for ourselves but for our families. There’s been a lot of debate over if life was simpler then or now and honestly I think it balances out…. Life was simpler then as in there weren’t as many different things happening in a typical day, now we have more stuff going on but more help doing it.
Whether life was simpler then or now, it wasn’t easy being a wife and mom then and is isn’t now! If it were a piece of cake and it all came naturally, I don’t think God would have bothered reminding the older women to help the younger ones figure it all out. It takes thought, planning, practice, sometimes a lot of creativity, and always hard work. It also requires constantly taking a good look at how we spend our resources – our time, our energy, and our brain power.
This management of time, energy, and focus to manage our homes and lives is what I consider life balance – thinking through what’s important in our lives then making an intelligent plan to spend our time and energy accordingly. It’s also called “living intentionaly”. Life balance properly thought out is not a self centered concept of making sure we always have warm fuzzy thoughts about ourselves and what we’re doing. It’s about being a good steward of all the resources God has given us to accomplish our roles.
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