Tag: discipline
A successful public ministry is absolutely reliant on a well-disciplined private life.
“Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at Baal-peor, the for the Lord Your God destroyed from among you all the men who followed the Baal of Peor. But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today.” (Deuteronomy 4:4 ESV)…
“Whoever governs fairly and well, who rules in the fear of God is like finest light at daybreak without a cloud in the sky…” (2 Samuel 23:3-4 MSG) We spent the first few months with our new youth group talking about imago dei and our…
“God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8 NLT) John Eldredge lists the biblically-documented potential conditions of our heart: wounded, pierced, grieved, broken, cheerful, glad, joyful, rejoicing, deceived, divided, whole, wise, foolish, steadfast, true, valiant, frightened, cowardly, wandering, dull,…
“Endure hardship as discipline, God is treating you as His children.” (Hebrews 12:7 NIV) When I was about ten, I had a friend spend the night. This friend had a markedly different personality than me: she was bold, forthright and even a bit of a…
“Don’t despair. Your God is present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you. Happy to have you back, He’ll calm you with His love and delight you with His songs.” (Zephaniah 3:16-17 MSG) Parts of the Bible can read like a self-help book…