Why does it matter to maintain balance in what you do?
Maintaining balance matters because it is well pleasing in God's sight. Temperance means balance across the whole spectrum of human activity, not merely avoiding alcohol. By the Word of God, a person avoids flipping to the right or left and maintains balance.
Les explains that temperance is not limited to the fight against alcohol or whiskey; it goes across the whole spectrum of human activity and merely means maintaining a balance. He says maintaining a balance in whatever you do is well pleasing in God's sight. Rather than flipping to the right or the left, a believer simply maintains balance on the basis of the Word of God. This is part of the nine fruits of the Spirit, and Paul says against such there is no law, so no one can fault someone who is the epitome of these nine graces.