{"id":18028,"date":"2022-01-03T07:59:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T12:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/?p=18028"},"modified":"2022-01-03T09:07:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T14:07:44","slug":"balance-is-critical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2022\/01\/balance-is-critical\/","title":{"rendered":"Balance is Critical"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Josh Grimes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">When life gets out of balance in any area, it causes an abundance of problems. However, when we get out of balance spiritually, it&nbsp;can&nbsp;be disastrous. Spiritual balance does not happen naturally; it can occur&nbsp;only&nbsp;through purposeful discipline!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God has called us to be and to make disciples of Christ,&nbsp;not just converts or believers (Matthew&nbsp;28:19-20). Believers will believe as long as&nbsp;the belief&nbsp;fits&nbsp;their&nbsp;narrative,&nbsp;and&nbsp;converts will stay converted as long as it is convenient and not complicated. On the other hand, true disciples of Christ become new creations willing to die for their faith.&nbsp;Disciples are MADE,&nbsp;not born!&nbsp;It takes effort to become&nbsp;or&nbsp;to make a disciple.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any&nbsp;habit&nbsp;of value must be a discipline before it becomes a delight.&nbsp;A great example of this is working out.&nbsp;At first, it is arduous.&nbsp;When you&nbsp;begin&nbsp;a physical routine,&nbsp;you&nbsp;become&nbsp;sore;&nbsp;you&nbsp;have to&nbsp;force yourself to do it. It takes lots of effort on your part for it to become a&nbsp;habit.&nbsp;But with continued discipline and time,&nbsp;the new routine&nbsp;adds health and value&nbsp;to your life, making it a delight. The same is true with&nbsp;spiritual disciplines. Spiritual discipline takes purposeful and dedicated effort on our part.&nbsp;It does not come naturally. But with time and dedication, spiritual discipline becomes&nbsp;a delight to our souls and adds&nbsp;tremendous value to our lives. True disciples of Christ value true discipline because they understand that with&nbsp;true discipline&nbsp;comes spiritual maturity.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For that reason,&nbsp;balance in&nbsp;the&nbsp;spiritual&nbsp;disciplines becomes imperative, and it is easy to get out of balance.&nbsp;The three main elements of our faith,&nbsp;meditating on the Word,&nbsp;praying, and&nbsp;worshiping, are not&nbsp;just&nbsp;required&nbsp;for us to grow and mature in our faith,&nbsp;they are essential to our faith itself. Balance with these three elements, or disciplines,&nbsp;of our faith is critical or we can become very unhealthy and even dangerous.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will be drawn naturally to one or more of these elements than the others.&nbsp;One person&nbsp;might be drawn more to music, which would allow&nbsp;worship to be an easier discipline for them. Because of that, it would be more natural for them to focus all their attention on&nbsp;worship and thus neglect the other two disciplines of our faith.&nbsp;Someone&nbsp;else might be&nbsp;more drawn to learning, so&nbsp;the Word becomes&nbsp;of utmost importance to them. It would be easy for that person to give all their attention to&nbsp;the Word and neglect our faith\u2019s other disciplines.&nbsp;Another person might be&nbsp;more drawn to experience&nbsp;because&nbsp;they love to experience things. It would be more natural for these people to give all their time to&nbsp;prayer and neglect the others. As you can see, it is easy to lean more toward one&nbsp;discipline.&nbsp;It is NOT a sin to have an affinity towards&nbsp;one&nbsp;discipline of our faith&nbsp;over&nbsp;another; it is natural. We are all made differently&nbsp;and will be drawn to different things. Yet we must work and discipline ourselves to remain in balance.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">So&nbsp;what happens when we get out of balance?<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This&nbsp;is something I have been meditating on for years, and I would like to share what I feel is a revelation from the Lord.&nbsp;Let\u2019s look at the consequences of spiritual disciplines that are out of balance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns coblocks-animate is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" data-coblocks-animation=\"slideInLeft\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size has-custom-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span class=\"uppercase\">WorshiP:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><em>Honoring God&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Anything that exalts the Lord above all&nbsp;else&nbsp;humbles us and causes us to become more aware of Him (Psalm 100:1-5). We must remember,&nbsp;however,&nbsp;that&nbsp;music, instruments,&nbsp;and\/or lyrics are not worship in and of themselves. They become&nbsp;worship&nbsp;only&nbsp;when we use them to worship, praise, and honor God, exalting Him above all others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When&nbsp;worship&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;the most important&nbsp;discipline&nbsp;and the others are neglected,&nbsp;you can&nbsp;get flaky, with your \u201chead in the clouds.\u201d&nbsp;The act of&nbsp;worship instead&nbsp;becomes more important than Whom you worship,&nbsp;the true God. This breeds worship of the worship and then becomes about entertainment. Be careful,&nbsp;as this can easily disguise itself as striving for excellence when it is just out-of-balance priorities. There is NOTHING wrong with&nbsp;excellence, but&nbsp;be certain that you are not neglecting our faith\u2019s other elements and disciplines.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li><li>When there is an insufficiency of true worship in your life, you&nbsp;can&nbsp;soon become unaware of God and His goodness around you. This causes ungratefulness, lack of reverence, and eventually, an absence of the fear of God altogether! A lack of true worship is more than a slippery slope; it is a sure way to lose your awe of God.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns coblocks-animate is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" data-coblocks-animation=\"slideInRight\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size has-custom-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><span class=\"uppercase\">The WorD:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><br><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><em><strong>Discovering&nbsp;God&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Reading&nbsp;the Bible,&nbsp;having&nbsp;devotions,&nbsp;listening to&nbsp;teaching\/preaching, studying&nbsp;doctrine,&nbsp;getting&nbsp;the Word in you (Psalm 119:105).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When&nbsp;meditating on the Word&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;the most important&nbsp;discipline&nbsp;and the others are neglected, you&nbsp;can&nbsp;quickly become legalistic, judgmental, and&nbsp;critical \u2013 one who is quick to point&nbsp;fingers at others.&nbsp;This can easily turn into a feeling of inadequacy or a sense of being unworthy because with time those fingers and critical attitudes get pointed back at you.\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>When there is an insufficiency of&nbsp;the Word in your life, you remain shallow and immature. It causes a lack of faith, wandering, and spiritual drift. You cannot know the true voice of God if you do not understand the God of&nbsp;the Word.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns coblocks-animate is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" data-coblocks-animation=\"slideInLeft\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size has-custom-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span class=\"uppercase\"><strong>Prayer:&nbsp;<\/strong><br><\/span><strong><em>Experiencing God&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Petitions, meditation, waiting on and experiencing a move of God,&nbsp;such as&nbsp;a touch of the Spirit,&nbsp;along with&nbsp;fasting to heighten those&nbsp;experiences&nbsp;(Psalm 145:18).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When&nbsp;prayer&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;the most important&nbsp;discipline&nbsp;and the others are neglected, you&nbsp;can&nbsp;quickly start to over-spiritualize everything. (For instance, you see a&nbsp;\u201cdevil behind every doorknob\u201d;&nbsp;everything has a spiritual meaning.) This&nbsp;can&nbsp;develop over time into a grandiose complex&nbsp;with the feeling that \u201cI have all the answers,\u201d&nbsp;or&nbsp;\u201cI am right, and everyone else is wrong.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><li>When there is insufficient&nbsp;prayer in your life, it is easy to under-spiritualize things, stop hearing from God,&nbsp;and&nbsp;stop seeing or experiencing God&nbsp;(or&nbsp;a&nbsp;move of the Spirit)&nbsp;around you, which causes a lack of spiritual power and authority.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can see how easy it is to get out of balance&nbsp;with our spiritual disciplines&nbsp;and the detrimental effects that&nbsp;imbalance&nbsp;has&nbsp;on our walk with God. Additionally,&nbsp;our&nbsp;lack of balance&nbsp;has unintended consequences for those around us as well. Balance in the elements and disciplines of our faith needs to be a significant priority in our walk with God. It is more than just important or imperative; it is CRITICAL for our growth, maturity, and fulfillment in our walk with God.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Josh-Grimes-2019-600X800px.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18029\" width=\"300\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Josh-Grimes-2019-600X800px.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Josh-Grimes-2019-600X800px-206x300.jpeg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Josh<\/strong> <strong>Grimes<\/strong> is the&nbsp;executive&nbsp;director for Open Bible\u2019s East Region. He&nbsp;is a third-generation preacher&nbsp;who&nbsp;planted his first church&nbsp;in his early 20s. Though nestled&nbsp;in a very rural area, that church&nbsp;grew into a strong, healthy congregation that&nbsp;achieved county-wide influence. Pastor Josh&nbsp;went on to tackle a struggling church&nbsp;and nourished&nbsp;it back to fruitfulness.&nbsp;With&nbsp;a heart for pastors and&nbsp;the local church,&nbsp;Josh inspires others to greater levels of living and ministry.&nbsp;He loves spending time with family, studying the Bible,&nbsp;preaching,&nbsp;doing missionary&nbsp;work, wood&nbsp;whittling,&nbsp;hunting, and anything that could be fun!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pastor Josh&nbsp;and his wife, Melissa, have two adult children,&nbsp;Hannah Joy&nbsp;and Caleb Joshua. Caleb and his wife,&nbsp;Alegra, are expecting their first child, making Josh and Melissa first-time grandparents! \u201cPoppy\u201d and \u201cLovey\u201d are so excited!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josh Grimes When life gets out of balance in any area, it causes an abundance of problems. However, when we get out of balance spiritually, it&nbsp;can&nbsp;be disastrous. 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