That Elusive Thing Called Balance

Last week my sweet hubby blessed me with four days at Starbucks to "attend" an online conference.  I participated in this conference last year and was extremely blessed, so I was anxious to learn from the speakers again this year!  This year was equally  impactful.  The conference I'm referring to is Homemaking Ministries Online Conference (created by Jami Balmet from YoungWifesGuide.com - don't laugh, I'm still at least kind of a "young wife" ;) This year's focus for the conference was Finding Balance in the Home.  The conference had 17 different Christian women teaching on finding Biblical balance in different areas of life. 

Over the course of the week, I watched 20 different 45-60min. teachings on how to honor God by finding balance in life.  Considering the quantity and quality of these teachings, I could truly spend hours writing about what I learned.  However there was one main theme that came out again and again and it was the importance of determining God's priorities for your life!  The idea is that if, through prayer and Scripture study, we determine the primary priorities of our life, then we can filter every moment, every opportunity, every task, through these priorities in order to determine how to spend our time!

So, I spent many hours prayerfully considering what God's priorities are for MY life, right now, in this season.  And let me tell you, it has already had a profound impact on my life!  I am working to make every moment count for God's glory (not mine) and to be "busy" about the tasks God has given me, while allowing Him to refresh, strengthen and give me rest!

And so, as I move through my day, I'm trying to learn to ask God what He desires of me in that moment.  What is His heart for those around me and for my "to do" list and how can I reflect that heart all day long.

These are the men God has entrusted to me, and I want to love and serve them well!

The next two weeks will be extremely busy and will no doubt tempt me to feel overwhelmed and exhausted.  So my prayer now, as I prepare for all that is upcoming, is that God would help me listen to His voice and follow close in His footsteps.  I want to allow Him to determine how I spend me time, where I invest my energy, and what to do and not do.

Please pray for us as we prepare for multiple church services, hours of travel, miles and miles of driving, and dramatic life transition!  Pray that we will lean on the Lord and Love each other and those around us well!

You can learn more about
      our upcoming ministry schedule HERE
      our impending life transition HERE and HERE
      and specific prayer requests for the upcoming weeks HERE