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The dirty truth about discipline

I got up this morning, went through the 2 hour process of getting my kids ready for school.  Once they were at school I came back home and decided I was going to read my bible, reflect on some things, and write some things down in my planner.  Well guess what?????  A wave of drowsiness washed over me.....................I had coffee in my hand and I still got so sleepy.  So sleepy that I absolutely had to allow myself to drift off into a slumber.  I had scheduled a workout at my favorite workout spot, Orange Theory.  But I was so sleepy that I was tempted to cancel.  Thanks to Orange Theory you can't cancel, the same day, via their app.  You have to call and even then you might lose your class that you paid for.  They normally have a waiting list for classes.  With that said I forced my butt up and into action to get to my class.  I'm so thankful to Orange Theory and the way they promote accountability, especially during this special time in my life.  See God has me focused on being disciplined in some areas.

I know discipline is not a popular topic, but it is needful.  Honestly, I am weak when it comes to discipline.  I knew I was.  It was only a matter of time before the Holy Spirit (God) began to work in that area.

Everybody is different but God has me focused on the areas of worship, exercise, and sharing my spiritual gifts (writing, teaching).  Let me share how this translates into my everyday life.  I think the exercise is self-explanatory.  It's not that I'm going five days a week.  For me, one day a week is good as long as I'm consistent.  Their workouts are crazy intense.  Crazy intense.  I might work up to going twice a week but discipline is more about "consistency" than "quantity".  You are building a habit.  Consistency is a major factor in building a habit.  In terms of worship, let me share my story.  For many months my routine, at night, has been to put my kids to bed and sit on the couch with chips and such while I watch tv.  This was almost every night.  Don't judge me.  God had been placing it on my heart, for awhile, that this habit should stop.  But I really didn't know how to stop.  Psychologically, I was dependent on doing those things at night.  Meaning that I didn't feel like I could go to bed until I had some chips and watched t.v..  When I tried to go without, I couldn't sleep.  My brain was associating that activity with my bedtime routine so if it didn't happen, my body didn't unwind as well.  What I was led to do was replace that time with listening to worship music instead.  I listen to some of my favorite artists like Lauren Daigle, Hillsong, and Francesca Battistelli.

When it comes to sharing my spiritual gifts, this blog is one way.  Also, writing my books (I've published 2 books).  Also doing my bible study videos on FB and Instagram.  In this area, God has encouraged me to not get caught up on platform, just pour out the gift.  We do that when it comes to sharing our gifts with the world.  We get caught up in the "how" instead of just starting to pour and see what happens. 

There is a poor widow, in the bible, that gives us a great example of how to pour our gifts from God.  Learn about her in the video below:


 
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