Discipline
I forget that it's all in relation to the Lord; all activity, attitude, perspective, hope, and even pain. When you feel like much of life is edgy or out of control, you hunker down and take a short path to stability; you stop the bleeding; you do what you think God hasn't or can't. Ironically, it leads to a round-about sojourn.The last few days I haven't done my devotions. I think it's out of familiarity. The Daily Office was new, fresh, but daily devotions are more normalized. It's just a matter of discipline.
I've been listening to Covey's The 8th Habit and he talks about discipline being lifeless without vision, and both being meaningless without consciousness. To have the Spirit compel, but to be in a place where it can compel. You may not be able to control lightening, but you can establish an environment that is conducive to it.
posted by Learner at 3/20/2006 10:02:00 PM
2 Comments:
It sounds like disciplines is not the "more normalized" if you are not doing them.
Yes, you should take the path of least resistance, but you must seek God along that path. Psalm 23 says "paths of righteousness," meaning that there is more than one path. Seek to find God on your path. Be led by His Holy Spirit, while seek the true Christ.
A path has many different elements to it; rocks, dirt, sand, trees, leaves, grass, moss, sticks, and many other things. These are just things that can distract us from following our path of righteousness. Put your trust in the Lord; you are on the right path. God bless you.
well said - let the thunder roll.
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