Balance.
Once of the keys to the Christian walk is learning balance in all of life.
Seriously, I never thought such a 'non-spiritual ' word could sum this up so well.

Too much rest and you're lazy.
Too much work and you're resentful.

Too much giving and you're unhealthy.
Too much taking and you're confined.

Too much authority and you debilitate others.
Too much apathy and you debilitate yourself.

Too much talking and you're not attending.
Too much listening and you're not sharing.

Too much independence and you become isolated.
Too much dependence and you become stunted.

Too much expectation and you're disconcerted.
Too little expectation and you're limited.

And on it goes... Jesus, help us to decipher the thin lines...