Devotion 21

I’ve been thinking about self-discipline and spiritual discipline, mainly because I don’t like being messy in general, my private world specifically.

I believe people who have great ability to concentrate, to focus and to define and stay constantly with their priorities tent to be more successful. I also believe self-discipline would make a great contribution to my effectiveness.

Here are some tips.

1) Begin with small things.
2) Make a schedule.
3) Be on time.
4) Keep your word.
5) Finish what you start.
6) Practice self-denial, aka say no to yourself.

The list can go longer and longer, but as Christians we should focus more on what make us more self-disciplined as believers.

Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. – 1 Peter 1:13

A person with a disciplined mind knows how to pull in all the loose ends in his thinking. It’s being able to clear out the clutter from life’s entanglements and sort out what really matters.

The matter of self-discipline is a matter of right thinking, a matter of the battle on the inside. It’s a matter of remembering Who owns you, remembering the covenant you made when you promised to be obedient and maintaining the integrity of that promise, recognizing sin as a violation of your relationship with the Lord, learning to control your imagination, and living your life for a noble cause that’s far beyond you.

To be elaborated...