“Apply yourself to discipline and listen to words of knowledge.
Don’t let your heart envy sinners; instead, always fear the Lord. For then you will have a future, and your hope will not be dashed.”
Proverbs 23:12, 17-18 CSB
Discipline is not easy, but it is worth it…to be disciplined in holding Gods Word in high esteem, or listening to it above my own wants or desires takes daily, moment by moment surrender.
God I cannot do any of this on my own, I need Your Spirit to empower me, to produce self control, and to energize me to surrender to Your will every second. Without Your strength, I will drift back to my selfish ways and be dragged away by pride. In that far away state, I feel so alone and hopeless…
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