After raising 14 children to adulthood, I’ve seen the principles of this proverb first hand. You can spend time explaining why discipline is necessary and even back it with scripture that clearly indicates that discipline occurs because of love: For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom […]
After raising 14 children to adulthood, I’ve seen the principles of this proverb first hand. You can spend time explaining why discipline is necessary and even back it with scripture that clearly indicates that discipline occurs because of love: For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom […]
I’ve worked with thousands of people over the years and can honestly say it saddens my heart to work with are those who cannot receive discipline and reproof. There is nothing more frustrating for a boss or parent than someone who is unwilling to own their mistakes and receive their consequence. One of the […]
It’s been a heavy soul work week. I’ve been struggling to forgive someone for quite some time and His Word was disciplining me. I don’t even know if this person knew I was struggling with forgiving him. I had tucked it down deep and hid it even from myself in a lot of ways. […]
Nobody likes being called stupid and we even teach our kids not to use that word to try to prevent that from happening, but the reality is, we have a choice to be stupid if we want to. Learning requires discipline both from self and from a teacher. Correction is also necessary so that we […]
Self discipline seems to merely be a trend of the past in our society with the exception of extreme athletes. While physical discipline is needed even more so is that true for spiritual discipline. Paul instructs Timothy to discipline himself for the purpose of godliness. So all our faculties are to be disciplined in this […]
Discipline is something that seems to be a fleeting concept in our society. We only get doses of it when we see interviews of great Olympians or maybe attend a motivational conference. As Christians our lives are to be marked with discipline and self-control. These are a gift and our strength to carry them out […]