Discipline
No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. - Harry Emerson Fosdick -
If there is one magic word that stands out above all the rest, it is discipline. Discipline applies to every area of your life, and whatever you sow into a specific area, will determine your harvest (Gal 6:7). If you consistently eat healthy foods and exercise, you will reap vitality and health. When you consistently spend time meditating on God’s Word, your mind will be transformed (Rom 12:2) and you will think on the things above (Col 3:2). Like a farmer, you will reap the fruits of what you have sown - for every disciplined effort, there are multiple rewards!
Discipline is the bridge between your dream and its fulfilment. Every tree in nature strives to become all it can possibly be. And that is what discipline is all about - striving to become and fulfill that what God has purposed for you! And that only comes with consistent disciplined action, for everything of value requires care, attention and discipline. Are you willing to implement disciplined action in order to achieve that? Do not settle for second best, for if you do, the world will be poorer. Your best cannot be done by anyone else, for you are fearfully and wonderfully made (Ps 139) and quite unique!
So where do you start and how do you get your miracle going? It’s all a matter of discipline, and it begins with one simple step: doing what you can do. Start with the little things and work up to the big ones. You are not to despise the day of small things (Zech 4:10) for it will lead to bigger and more wonderful things in your life!
Be aware of the value of discipline in every area of your life, be willing to maintain it deliberately and consistently according to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and it will lead to a life more abundantly (John 10:10), a life filled with joy, success, fulfilment and peace.
Think about your life at this moment. In what areas do you need to take disciplined action? Start your miracle today!