Quotes About Balance

Everything in the universe is everything else. A man is a killer is a saint is a monkey is a cockroach is a goldfish is a whale, and the Devil is just the angel who asked for More.

It is good to be connected to family and friends, but when we cannot resist the urge to check updates or upload a photo, we are veering toward idolatry. Idols serve our needs according to our schedule. When we call, they answer. They give us a false sense of being in control. But over time, the relationship reverses. We end up attending to their needs, centering our lives on their priorities and agendas.

We have been swamped by a tsunami of new technologies, without pausing to consider whether they are good or bad, helpful or hurtful. Are they making us more thoughtful, more articulate, more loving?

I think holidays create so much pressure because people feel they should be having a good time. But you shouldn't.

between safety and adventure I choose adventure

Feelings are much like waves. We can't stop them from coming, but we can choose which one to surf. —Jonatan Mårtensson

Someone said it's not wrong to have things. It's wrong when your things have you.

Most of us are living at a pace that is not only unsustainable; it's also unbiblical.

I've heard it said, "If the Devil can't make us really bad, then he'll try to make us really busy.

We don't even know how to rest anymore.

Better a little with God than a whole lot without Him. Better to have fewer houses, cars, appliances, clothes, toys, and bills than to have the whole world and lose your soul. Better something paid for that's used and enjoyed and shared and worn out than something nice and shiny and new that won't be paid for until 2019 and that you're too stressed to enjoy. Better a little with the fear of the Lord than more of what everyone else has. Better than normal, instead of normal is best.

When something small loudly demands all our attention, its noise often drowns out the whisper of what's enormously important.

Knowing when and how to rest is knowing when and how to acknowledge your limitations and your dependence on God.

Most of us think we're too busy or too important to rest for a day.

You don't believe He knows what's best for you: that rest will make you more productive and more spiritually healthy.

To be great at a few things and experience it, you have to say no to many things.

But have we reached a point where technology and social media can hurt us as much as they help us?

maybe we should think about whether some imperfections might be a good thing. Maybe we should consider whether we're trying too hard to smooth all the rough edges.

One works hard to prop up an illusion that sucks the life out of them, and the other works hard to make their home a place that restores them, nurtures them, and gives life to others.

My point is when the odds are fifty-fifty in an area of your life that matters, you change your behavior.

Feelings are much like waves. We can't stop them from coming, but we can choose which one to surf.

Feelings are much like waves. We can't stop them from coming, but we can choose which one to surf. —Jonatan Mårtensson 3.1 SPIRIT-LED, NOT

We don't need more time. We need to use the time we already have differently.

But the truth is, we find time for what's important to us.