Discipline

Ladies, speaking of learning the art of discipline, check out this great post! Let’s be praying that God will help us become daughters of discipline!

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We all have dreams.  But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.~Jesse Owens

I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. I Corinthians 9:27

Jesse Owens the great Olympian in the 1936 Olympics, the African American who gave Hitler a headache very much understood discipline.  At a time when the African American was thought of as lazy and lacking any physical prowess, Owens blew that misnomer away with his awesome discipline that he displayed during the Olympics.  Christine Caine in her book Run to Win uses the above quote by Paul who had to daily discipline himself as he sought after the things of God.  He knew that without that discipline, his life would be a mess.  Christine brings up five basic disciplines in our…

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Week Three Challenge

Challenge: The Art of Discipline

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When I think of becoming disciplined, I think of learning and exercising “self-control.” Funny, how we usually think of self-control in the context of “Do not______________.” For instance: Do not buy that, do not eat that, do not say that, do not do that… But how often do we think of it in the reverse? Whenever we choose to NOT do something, we are in turn choosing TO do something. For instance, “Do not say that” also means “DO stay quiet.” Or, “Do NOT eat unhealthy foods” also means “DO eat healthy foods.”

This is the week that we are putting our basic strategy into action. If you listed more than one thing in your basic strategy (see “Week Two”) don’t get overwhelmed. You can start this week by accomplishing just one, or you can take on all of them–up to you! But remember, “self-control” is a fruit of the spirit that God promises to grow in us as we walk close to Him. Remember to keep Him in this process with you; pray over your goals, pray for self-control to DO them and to use your time to accomplish them, and pray for Him to strengthen you to succeed. With His help, choose to control your time so it does not control you.

TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE, FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
1. Tell your accountability partner your goal for this week and pick a day for them to call.
2. Plan out your week ahead of time.
Example: To finish a book, block out a time each day to read and write it in your calendar.
3. Tell us where you’re at by taking the poll below!