Too Spiritual to...

...wash the dishes?

Life is about balance and balance is not easy--it takes a constant checks and balances system to occur between your soul and the leading of the spirit. This is shown, I believe, constantly in our homes as mothers and wives. It is so easy to neglect our homes while aiming to be more spiritual, and it is just as easy to be so caught up in the running of our empires that spiritual ways don't make the list.

I just finished watching Joyce Meyer this morning and she made a comment about people wanting to cast out demons and heal the sick but avoid the dishes in their sink, and that perhaps some balance was needed. This was huge to me--and I admit that my carnal mind first went to "I know some people that really needed to hear that!!!" But, if I am to be emotionally and intellectually honest, I have to bring the analyzing back to me and my life.

‎"Having an unbalanced or chaotic home life does

not negate that you were "called" or are spiritual--

it speaks to your lack of balance in responding

to that call and exposes spiritual immaturity."

So I am sitting here...thinking about how many days I spent hours volunteering or studying and yet dinner went uncooked and sandwiches were made...or how many nights I spent staying up reading and writing and then being too tired and grouchy all the next day. It was a hard pill to swallow when I realized that when I didn't take care of myself, I didn't take care of my family. I was neglectful, unbalanced, and selectively busy when I didn't have to be.

And it showed in so many ways. My marriage was annoyingly annoying. My daughter was...interestingly disobedient, and my health declined--and I didn't think it could get worse. I didn't like myself very much and I felt totally unfocused and out of control. I was a hypocrite in the first order, because I can't work to help people more than I am willing to help myself and those closest to me.

So, are you too spiritual to wash your dishes? Do you get excited to "go out and reach the lost" and fulfill your purpose while your immediate family members spiritually, physically, or emotionally wander? It's an honest question to ask ourselves.