In part one; we discussed having mental balance, physical balance and emotional balance. And we need balance in those areas of our lives, but we also need social balance. You can have everything right in your life, but if your relationships with people are not balanced, your life will still seem like it stinks. A lot of people don’t want to be Christians because we don’t balance our social life. Social balance does not mean balancing going to church with going to the club. That’s not what this is about. It means being open minded enough to allow others to experience the Christ in us. We have to be open enough to allow people to have and share their beliefs with us, even if they are different, while maintaining our Christian beliefs. One of Jesus’ main characteristics was His ability to socialize with everyone. In fact one of the Pharisees major criticisms of Jesus was that He hung out with sinners. (Mark 2:16).
Social balance is being in harmony with each other. God wants us to be in harmony with each other. (Romans 12:16-18) People that are high achievers are people who help and work with all types of people. And one of the benefits of having social balance is you will develop meaningful relationships with all types of people. With the right attitude and motivation; long lasting relationships will be developed. Your attitude alone can be your testimony to the people you come in contact with. When people experience you, they will want to know where your light comes from. We are not the light. We are just following the light. Jesus is the light. (John 8:12)
Having social balance is necessity if we are going to win souls to Gods kingdom. We do that by being open to the lost, keeping a righteous attitude and being motivated to build meaningful relationships with people. That’s a balanced social life.
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