Living a Balanced Life, Impossible?

I was watching a daytime talk show a couple weeks ago. The celebrity guest 
was being interviewed about her life in general (working celebrity mom) and 
how she felt about working and being a mom. The guest said her life was crazy 
but good and spoke about when asked by someone in the past whether she felt 
her life was "balanced." The guest said that no one can really ever be "balanced," 
that it simply wasn't possibly is this crazy world we live in (paraphrased). Although 
I can see why she would say that, I disagree. 


God Himself is One of order and balance. He created our universe and everything 
in it. Just studying the human body, one realizes the importance of balance. If 
something in the body out of balance, the body will have symptoms in response. 
God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So if God is balanced, in striving to 
be more like Him, doesn't it make sense that our lives should be as well. 


What is your definition of balance? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines 
balance (in this context) as, "To bring into harmony or proportion (verb); mental
and emotional steadiness (noun)." Can our lives be brought into harmony? I'm
not trying to go all Zen on you now, but is it possible to live a balance life, 
harmonious with God and the Bible? How can we do this? Loving God with 
all our hearts and minds and loving others as we love ourselves is the most 
important commandment God gave us (Mark 28:31). If we love God with every 
part of our being and share His love to all those around us, we will live life as 
we should. 


Balance doesn't mean being perfect, having a perfectly clean home, perfect 
children and a perfect husband. I believe it means having your priorities straight.
Our number one priority is to love God, number 2 is to love people (not always 
easy). That's it! When we walk in love, we are more patient and kind, the 
person we really would like to be all the time. Again, having balance in your
life is not having perfection. It's knowing what is important and prioritizing 
accordingly. Is it more important that my house is always clean or that my 
children feel loved because I spent quality time with them? Not saying you 
can't let your kids ever play by themselves while you clean, but don't let that
always be the case. Balance is definitely possible. 


"And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect 
harmony." Colossians 3:14 ESV (English Standard Version)