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Have you been watching the Olympics? What you have been watching are athletes who have been training for years and are disciplined! It is amazing what a disciplined person can do. For most of us the word discipline makes us cringe. But there is a connection between discipline and being a disciple. Being a disciple of Jesus Christ will require a degree of discipline in one's life. Discipline is training that is expected to produce results. God expects us to change as we begin to walk with Him.
The Bible says in Luke 14:27 "And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple." Church is the place where we are continually encouraged to count the cost of following Christ. If you are not connected to a church, then you probably aren't going to be disciplined disciple. And where there is an absence of discipline, there's opportunity for compromise and complacency to abound. Hebrews 12:11 NLT says "No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening -- it is painful! But afterward there will be a quite harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. Ask God to help you wit the discipline area in your life. You will be glad you did!!
Have a great day
Pastor Doug