DISQUS

I support your heritage, maybe that's because I have a little of the Scottish blood in me too. I have throughly enjoyed Scottish Week, I must say! And seeing pictures of your outting to the Highland Games last weekend, brought fond memories of when I was blessed to be included in the McLean Family day at the games. Emily and Lizzie danced beautifully! A day I have never forgotten, and always wanted my kids to take my kids to the games at least once. :)

Ok, for what it may or may not be worth, I believe Alex, that you are spot on! I don't think it's selfish at all to minister to yourself first. I think that is just practicing good boundaries. We are responsible to be good stewards of everything that the Lord has given us including our lives, families, callings or jobs.

If we don't take care of ourselves, we aren't going to be able to maintain a healthy relationship with anyone else, much less with the Lord. Jesus even took time to be by Himself and I believe that was freshing to His soul. I think that God is most able to minister to us when we take time out to take care of us.

I do believe that God has called us to balance in our lives, without balance we find ourselves swinging from one extreme to the other, and that just brings chaos. God clearly says I am not a God of chaos but of order. If you look at His creation there is balance inter-woven through out. Even in the lives of Paul, David, Moses and especially Jesus' there was a balance. They expirenced extreme moments in their lives, but I believe that those extreme moments were also balanced with an equal amount of unextreme moments. Yes Moses spoke with God and performed miracles in the Lord's name, but he also had mundane moments of giving instructions, taking cencus of the tribes, of settling disputes. Jesus spoke to multitudes, but also to individuals.

I can only speak for me, and I believe that there is a definate balance to living in such a way as to bring glory to the Lord in your calling, but also in what He has called you to be resposible for.