This weekend my son, Noah, was playing with some of his K’Nex (I think that is how you spell it.)

       After about 30 minutes he had to show me his contraption. He had made a spoke and wheel and then put it on an axle. He then began to spin its fast as he could.  (Here is an example of the K’Nex Coaster that may help you visualize what I am saying: http://www.knex.com/Shop/media_viewer_2.php?n=Ferris%20Coaster%20Help%  202&v=ferrisCoaster2final.wmv   )

       I suggested that he take one of the spokes off of the wheel to see how it would spin. It didn’t really spin, but instead it kind of wobbled. Not only that, it didn’t spin as long.

       Though he didn’t know it, he taught me a wonderful lesson. So many of us have been trained to be experts and we enjoy the fulfillment that it gives us. For many of us, work has become play. But sometimes work may become drudgery because it is the only spoke on the wheel. We’ve focused so much on it and have forgotten the other parts of life that God has given us.

       Whenever a wheel/axle is not in balance, it causes greater friction on the axle. With friction comes absorption of energy and a change of energy from the wheel to the axle. Too much heat and the axle fails. (Wow does this mean anything?)

       God wants us to have a balance in our work, family, church, etc… He wants the spokes He gave us to be in balance with Him as the axle. Take a spoke out and you get imbalance. Add too many spokes at unnecessary places and you get the same thing. Be careful because your relationships will be affected if you don’t stay vigilant and correct the imbalance.