Unshackled Moments ~ June 22 ~ Staying Balanced

Like there are two sides to a coin, there are two sides to spiritual life. On one side there is isolation with our Creator. No matter how busy He got, Jesus would go off by Himself to pray. We are told that life is found in the Father and in the words He speaks to us. If we don't separate ourselves and spend time alone with Him on a regular basis, we will begin to weaken and starve. We'll find ourselves powerless once more to walk with God and to remain free of self and sin.

But if we stay in that place of isolation we will fail to produce fruit. "You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. These things I command you, that you love one another." John 15:16-17 We are called to love and serve one another and to produce fruit. We can't do that hiding out on the mountain top alone with God. We have to go down into the valley where the people are to give away what we have received.

We have to maintain a balance with both sides of the coin to fulfill our calling and to stay healthy and fruitful. Let us set aside time alone with God today, and let us go out from that time with love to give to those we encounter.