Hello warriors!
At the time of this writing the weather is winter(ish) and really coming in to look like the winter. Although next week it will be in 80’s.
Meh. Louisiana!!
I want to talk about a word that gets some bad press.
Discipline.
Yikes!!! That word can conjure up thoughts of punishments. Depending on your age it can be groundings, a nap or restrictions on enjoyable hobbies. Which, my young warriors take heart! As an older warrior, a nap becomes a reward.
However.
There is freedom in discipline. The discipline I talk about is taking control of yourself and your body.
Also it means taking control of emotions. One thing I have learned in life is that: If you don’t own your emotions, they will own you.
And that means they will dictate how you behave.
And that’s not a good thing. Our emotions are real and need to be recognized. They should not tell us what to do. But guide us to where our heart is at.
The Bible speaks to this.
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
We must bring our thoughts under captivity to Gods ever present love and wisdom.
When I find myself offended, mad, or hurt. I go to God and ask him to help me find what is causing that and what He needs me to do with it.
That takes discipline. And in that I can find my freedom.
Freedom to give God my troubles and worries. Freedom to know He will direct me where I need to go.
Stay strong Warriors! Stay Disciplined!