Quotes about Balance

Everything is permissible'—but not everything is beneficial" (1 Corinthians 10:23).

Define your week by obedience, not by a number on the scale. . . .

Why can't I seem to control my reactions? I stuff. I explode.

God not only wants us to rely on Him for our daily portion but He also demands we keep first place in our lives reserved for Him. It's easy to get so consumed with our promised land that we forget the promise Maker.

True peacekeeping is about properly processing the emotions before they get stuffed and rot into something horribly toxic.

Do not check in with the screaming demands of the world before you exchange whispers with God

We feel overweight physically but underweight spiritually.

I'm completely sane except when I'm the opposite of that.

The schedule you keep determines the life you live. And how you live your life determines how you spend your soul.

Yes and No the two most powerful words.

meant to shove love away. Quite the opposite. We set boundaries so we know what to do when we very much want to love those around us really well without losing ourselves in the process. Good boundaries help us preserve the love within us even when some relationships become unsustainable and we must accept the reality of a goodbye.

The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific and torturous. ANNA QUINDLEN