Few Christians quickly learn and maintain balance in their lives. We are creatures given to extremes as well as inconsistency. For this reason, few Christians quickly learn the balance of how to live the Christian life with all their heart while still depending on God’s grace. Understanding that the Christian life is all of grace, and yet demands all of our effort is paradoxical and confusing to us. We tend to go to one of two extremes, or even mix the two extremes in our lives at different points.

Few Christians quickly learn and maintain balance in their lives. We are creatures given to extremes as well as inconsistency. For this reason, few Christians quickly learn the balance of how to live the Christian life with all their heart while still depending on God’s grace. Understanding that the Christian life is all of grace, and yet demands all of our effort is paradoxical and confusing to us. We tend to go to one of two extremes, or even mix the two extremes in our lives at different points.