If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it-
how shortsighted to refuse correction.
Proverbs 12:1 MSG
Today's passage reminds us that it is essential to grow in discipline. What does that mean? Well it can mean a few things. When we read the Word of God we often find ourselves being convicted by the Spirit to make changes. Conviction is God's discipline. He is correcting us and turning us to a new behavior. It's his gentle nudge to make changes in our lives so that we become more Christlike.
In addition, discipline means the act of strict training that molds us into a new creation with distinct habits, thoughts, and patterns of living.
Are you disciplined to spend time with the LORD each day? Are you disciplined to implement his Word into your daily life? Does the reading of His Word change the way you think and live?
Just as an athlete, under the leadership of a trainer or coach, undergoes strict dietary, exercise, and rest routines by disciplining their mind and body, so a Christian must undergo strict discipline by the Word of God and then in turn discipline their mind and body to obedience to the new way of living.
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