As I approach the New Year, here are five areas for which I pray that God will help me find a happy medium.
- My commitment to discipleship at home (with my family) and at work (with my colleagues and students)
- My input (the things I read, watch, consume) and output (the things I read, teach, and create)
- My view of literature as a means for social action and source of delight
- My commitment to orthodoxy and my commitment to orthopraxy
- My pursuit of glorifying God and my pursuit of enjoying Him forever
The balancing act required for the goals I want to achieve are less quantitative than qualitative. I pray for the emotional and rational discernment necessary to feel and know how to let God work in my life in these areas today and in the days to come.