Below The Water Line

So how do we balance work and worship? All of the things we've talked about-keeping an attitude of yes, finding a rhythm, leaning toward our weaknesses-can help keep out teeter totters balance. The secret of balancing worship and work, devotion and service, love of God and love of people is maintaining our connection to Jesus Christ. And the deeper that relationship goes, the more stable the balance will be. "It all begins at the water line." As we spend time in the Living Room, waking and talking with him, we fill the hulls of our lives with the rich things of God. We'll be loving God and loving our neighbor. Spending time in the Lord's Prayer and playing the Good Samaritan. Keeping the Sabbath. Practicing hospitality. We'll be living in rhythm, but with a deep, solid anchor. Work will become worshipful. Worship will be a delight. (From:Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World)