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Day 10



        Balance your Wheel of Life...                                                  Ezekiel 1:15-21


        Here’s a bit of a weird one. We   But that doesn’t mean to say   but I’ve balanced out my
        were talking about the wheel   we can’t balance our lives to   imperfect wheel so things are
        of life the other day and how,   make it the best as possible.  a little more smooth.
        if one part of your circle
        becomes damaged, neglected   When you take your car in   Take a look at the Wheel
        or just forgotten about then   to service, the mechanics   of Life to the left, and score
        your ride in life can become   will balance your wheels.   yourself honestly between
        unstable.               They spin, what looks like a   1 - 10 per section. Draw a line
                                perfectly round wheel, on a   across the section with the
        I can almost hear you saying   machine that shows where it   outer line being 10 and the
        “What on earth is this idiot   is off balance. The mechanic   centre of the circle being 0
        going on about now?”. Well,   will then rectify it by banging   and then take a look at where
        I’ll explain. There are many   a weight on to the wheel to   you need to add a balance
        parts of our life which make   get the perfect balance and   weight to smooth off your
        us what we are. Family,   return the road drive to a   own personal life ride. If you
        friends, work, rest, recreation,   smooth experience.  have trouble finding your
        love, health, the list goes on                  balance weights, why not take
        depending on our personal   We can do the same in our   a look at the spiritual wheel
        circumstances. When each   own wheel of life. Obviously   above. Plenty of guidance can
        one works in harmony, life   banging a wheel weight to   be found here.
        is good, the wheel turns   your head is not the answer
        smoothly and we sit in our   but repairing the part which   As I’ve said before this is
        perfect world. If only...  is out of balance will ensure   just my own personal way of
                                your ride is smooth even   making sense of these things.
        Our lives are rarely perfect.   though the wheel is not   I do hope that these passages
        In fact I can put my hand on   perfect. If I can explain with   make as much sense to you as
        my heart and say I don’t know   a practical example, recently   they do to me.  Have faith in
        anyone that has a perfect life.   I have had a few health issues   yourselves.
                                 which have knocked me
                                 off my normal track,
                                 ignoring the problem
                                 meant my work, sleep,
                                 family life were all
                                 affected but after a visit
                                 to the doctor where he
                                 banged on my virtual
                                 balance weight in the
                                 form of some medica-
                                 tion and further inves-
                                 tigations gave me peace
                                 of mind to get things
                                 back into balance. Yes,
                                 things are not perfect

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