“As for you, go your way till the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance.” Daniel 12:13

Lord God, help me to find and create a healthy balance in my life. You have given me your Word that I might grow in my knowledge of you so that I might grow in your grace. You pour out your Spirit on me through that Word so that I might be strengthened in my inner being and so that I might know how long and wide and deep and high your love for me is. You have given me your Word so that I might be aware of the dangers and threats that I daily face in this earthly realm and the spiritual realm. Help me to grow in this so that your Word is a daily part of my life. And, at the same time, dear Lord, help me to keep my eyes wide open to see the people around me who need my love and my service. Make a servant here and now. Make me a tremendous earthly good to the people around me not just so that they can get through life, but so that they might have life forever. Help me to get on with my life today as your servant in this world. Amen.

There is a balance that we must walk. It is not an either/or. It is a both/and. We both need to be in God’s Word AND we need to get on with life and serve the people around us We both need to meditate on God’s Word AND we need to love the neighbor whom God puts in our path.