Earlier today, I had the chance to catch up with friends that I haven’t seen in a while. The four areas we each shared about were livelihood, lifestyle, leadership and love life. Some discussed where they were at or where they still needed to improve upon. However, for two of them it was different. Their current vocations encompassed all four areas. They were mostly balanced in each. I noticed that the ones focusing heavily in one area, were not as at peace as the others.
It seems when you’ve balanced all four areas, that your vocation ties naturally into everything as well. If we neglect one area, another area will likely suffer. For example, if we neglect our personal well being, are health is affected which seeps into other areas such as livelihood or careers. Likewise, if we focus purely on our lifestyle and pursuit of self happiness then our potential love lives and service roles are affected. Even with service, we still need time to recoup and rest so we can be effective when requested to serve in the future. Therefore it is important to continually discern all four areas of our lives and ensure we are maintaining a healthy balance.