FAF September 1 Finding Harmony in Work-Life Integration

The host, Dr. Faye, discusses finding balance and harmony in life. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing imbalance, prioritizing self-care, and setting boundaries. She also highlights the need for work-life integration and warns against neglecting personal relationships. Dr. Faye suggests viewing work as a form of worship and service, and offers strategies for achieving work-life harmony. She encourages setting realistic goals, taking time for rest and rejuvenation, and seeking harmony for increased productivity and fulfillment. Dr. Faye shares her own journey of decluttering and organizing her space for greater productivity. She concludes by reminding listeners that while the calling is a gift, the choice is theirs. Welcome to Faith Alive in 5, the 5-minute gospel. Now here's your host, Dr. Faye. Welcome back. I wanted to bring this special message in a series that I did recently about finding balance, restoring the balance in life. We covered recognizing the imbalance, being in tune enough with your life that you can recognize that is out of balance, prioritizing self-care in a busy world. We talked about setting boundaries for healthy living, and today I want to add this special teaching to you, to that series. It's finding harmony in a work-life integration. How many of you during the pandemic, you had a problem, a real problem in finding harmony in just staying home, and working, and taking care of your own kids, and doing everything yourself within those walls, and there was this harmony even though you were trying to find harmony. You were grateful for your family, and you were grateful for the time to spend with your kids, at least for the first few days. Colossians 3 in 23 says, whatever you do, work at it with all of your heart. I mean, pour yourself into it as working for the Lord and not for human masters. So therefore, the way we work is from the place of our calling, from the place of our Christ-centeredness, our Christ consciousness, and finding harmony between work and your personal life is essential for your overall well-being. Because if you don't, I know women, especially business women, for women professionals and leaders who spend so much time at the work that they don't know how to socialize anymore. They don't know how to be a mom anymore. They just know that there's a title. Somebody said, mom, I need this, and they try to supply it, but they've disconnected from their children emotionally, and they really don't know their child. Here, this child is growing from 3 to 13 in 10 years, and all of a sudden, there's a great disconnect. Like, who is this kid in my house? It's like the kid is saying, who is this person called mom, or who is this person called dad? Because there's been this disconnect going on over the years and lack of harmony with one another. The family that prays together is not a bad thing. The family that sits down at the dinner table to get together is not a bad thing, people. I know you want to do the drive-thrus. I know you want to do the fast foods with the kids, but sometimes, sometimes the fast food has to be the special treat. Sitting at the table should not be the special treat. That should be the norm. Now, I'm not trying to tell you what to do. I'm just letting you know as a coach, as a pastor, as a consultant for business owners, women business owners, I am telling you there must be harmony to be happiness. That's just the way God built it. So this perspective will help you see work as a form of worship and a form of service, motivating us to strive for excellence while also recognizing the need for balance. That everything we're doing is unto the Lord, is from that place of Christ consciousness, that centeredness, and being in his presence. And we come out, out from that place, and you look at life through different lenses. Strategies for work-life integration includes things like setting realistic goals for yourself, not thinking that, you know, I'm the woman king, or I'm the king of the castle, and I can do this and that. You know, you got to prioritize and be realistic about it. Allocate time for rest and rejuvenation, as I spoke about in self-care. Get time. Take a bubble bath. It still exists. Yes, it's a good thing, yeah. Seek harmony. Can it help you with productivity, fulfillment, and a sense of peace in your everyday waking, walking, talking life? I know it's helping me just to be able to take the time to just go through, even going through my house right now, and just getting rid of so many things. I know my neighbors are thinking, is she moving? But just clearing things out. Why? Because I'm setting up a new order, and I want clarity and not cluttery. I want, I want precision in my decisions, and I want things to be so that my space will be a productive space all of the time. And I'm working on it. I'm not quite there, but you pray for me, okay? And I'll pray for you. Thank you so much for listening and tuning in to Faith Alive in 5. It's such a pleasure being here with you every Sunday at noon Central Time, and I appreciate every one of you for your support using Cash App at Cash Tag, DRFAYETV, or PayPal at PayPal at DrFay.com. That's DRFAYE.com, or use the traditional path of sending it in the mail. Dr. Fay, PO Box 251, Stuttgart, Arkansas, 72160. Until next time, remember, the calling is a gift, but the choice is yours. Thank you for tuning in to today's broadcast. Dr. Fay would love hearing from you. Contact her today at 870-860-9758, or email coach at DrFay.com. And remember, the calling is a gift, but the choice is yours.