How to Be Spiritually Balanced: What Jesus Teaches

Happy Wednesday!

“Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” – Luke 5:16 (NIV)

With all the self-help talk floating around—routines, boundaries, hustle, rest—I’ve been thinking a lot about balance. Not just mental or emotional balance, but spiritual balance. The kind that roots us in God no matter what life throws our way.

And who better to look to than Jesus?

When we examine the Gospels, we see that Jesus lived a deeply centered and balanced life, and He stayed that way by following spiritual rhythms. He prayed constantly. He prayed before miracles (Luke 5:16, John 11:41–42), before choosing the disciples (Luke 6:12), and before going to the cross—as seen powerfully in John 17, where He prayed for Himself, the disciples, and for us.

Prayer wasn’t an afterthought. It was His way of staying aligned with the Father.

We also see that Jesus walked in radical faith. He believed God completely, and He called others into that same bold faith—like the woman with the issue of blood (Mark 5), the centurion who said, “Just say the word” (Matthew 8), or the blind man by the roadside. Jesus didn’t hesitate to trust the Father, and He invited others to do the same.

And then there’s His pace. Jesus wasn’t in a rush.

When Lazarus died, He stayed two more days where He was (John 11). When He passed through Samaria, He didn’t just walk through—He stopped, spoke, and changed the life of the woman at the well (John 4). We can only imagine how many more unrecorded moments Jesus paused for, unseen by the crowds, but deeply seen by the people He touched.

Jesus lived with intention. He didn’t say "yes" to everything—but He did say "yes" to the Father. His yes was yes, and His no was no (Matthew 5:37), but His heart was always open to divine interruptions.

So today, I encourage you:Be balanced.Let prayer be your anchor.Let faith be your fuel.Let patience be your posture.

Be present. Be still. Be open to the Father’s work.But most of all—pray a lot.