7/15/12= The Balance

Put to death therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature- sexual immorality, lust, evil desires and greed...rid yourselves of anger, rage, malice, slander and filthy language. Do not lie to each other...As God's chosen people and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiving each other and above all else put on love. (Colossians 3)

(Maria Spelterini- walking across Niagara Falls with a balancing pole 7/4/1876). 

Thought: If you have ever watched a tightrope walker "walk across the air" with a balancing pole, it is important that one side of the pole not be heavier than the other.  The earthly things weigh us down and throw us off the path to God-- these must be gotten rid of.  The heavenly things are ethereal and keep us up.  So we are to add on weight to the heavenly side and take off the bad things that tend to pull us down to the ground.  Many are clamoring that we cannot make it- that we should fall like they did- that the task of living for Christ is impossible.  But they forget the invisible hand that not only tells us how we can get across (the commandments), but also graciously balances us- even catching us when we fall- enabling us to get back up and start again.  God's grace helps us have balance every single day. 

Prayer:  Help me, Lord to rely on you to help me across the crevice.  Balance me.  Help me to not hold onto this world.  Help me too, to know that when I fall your net of grace is there for me.