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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Living a Life of Balance - Ch. 1 Pt. 2
The Juggling Act
1. "What does Jesus remind us of in Luke 12:22 and 23?"
Jesus is telling us that there is more to life than our physical needs. We should not worry about the things of this life that are going to mean very little in the eternity. This is the part of life (as a mother) that I tend to struggle with the most. After all, we (as mothers) are built to concern ourselves with the physical need of our families...that is just what we do.
2. "But as believers, we also have to consider the balance between our physical and our spiritual needs. What comparison does Paul draw in 1 Timothy 4:8?"
He contrasts the lasting differences done for the physical and the spiritual persons. Again we see that the things done for the spiritual person last longer and are more profitable to do. The things we do now to further our spiritual person are both enriching the physical person here (by helping us to be "better" people now) and ensuring our future reward in Heaven. In contrast, the things that we do to feed our physical self alone (those things that we just have to do for ourselves...buy that outfit, get that object) will have no lasting impact on our spiritual person. Note: I am not saying that indulging your physical desires once in a while is a "bad thing"...just saying that it will have no value later on in the spiritual life.
3. This was matching up Scripture with a paraphrased verse. I will not be posting that because I feel that it is of little value to this study. I will instead just post the Scriptures for you to peruse should you choose too.
Proverbs 2:7
Proverbs 3:21
Proverbs 8:14
2 Timothy 1:7
2 Timothy 1:13
2 Timothy 4:3
Titus 1:9
Titus 1:13
Blessings,
MrsC
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