Many questions swirl as we consider this concept of spiritual balance.
- How can I be fully devoted to Christ and yet spend 40-50 hours in a professional role?
- Is there such a thing as true spiritual balance and what does that look and feel like?
- What can help give us a sense of internal peace that we are not compromising our number one mission even while we develop professionally?
- What would help me know when the scales are tipping too far towards career development?
Scripture Reference:
Colossians 3:23-24
23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
6 Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.
Matthew 6:24-25
24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.[a] 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Questions to consider:
- How can I be fully devoted to Christ and yet spend 40-50 hours in a professional role?
- Is there such a thing as true spiritual balance and what does that look and feel like?
- What can help give us a sense of internal peace that we are not compromising our number one mission even while we develop professionally?
- What would help me know when the scales are tipping too far towards career development?