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When Something Has to Give

There are certain things in our lives that need balance.

Like playing golf and having a family. Or, enjoying a beer and staying fit. With the right balance, both can exist in your life. 

But then there are other things—things that aren't "both/and."

They're "either/or."

They can't coexist. One has to go.

A very stark example: being on a dating app while being married. There's no balance to strike there. One has to give.

And I would challenge us that there are things in our lives that are more at odds with our faith than we might care to admit.

Not "balance" issues. But "either/or" issues.

Things that can't coexist with a life of faith—but we've been treating them like balance problems instead of incompatibility problems.

Maybe it's how much time we spend online. How much time on our phone. The things we look at. The content we consume.

Maybe it's pornography. Maybe it's resentment we're nursing. Maybe it's a relationship we know isn't right.

Maybe it's something else entirely.

These aren't things that need balance. These are things that need to be cut out.

Because when two things can't coexist, something has to give.

And it can't be your faith.

Let us pray. Lord, help us to see our lives and our decisions as You see them. Help us to have the courage to make the changes we need to make. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Keep fighting the good fight. Our Lady of Victory, pray for us.

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