November 3- The Peaceable Fruit of Righteousness Verse- No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11 As you grow in your walk with God, you will discover that one of the strongest forces you’ll have to face and overcome is your flesh! Your flesh will try to fight against you, stop your progress and trick you into believing that you can do a little but still get a lot. If you are going to be mightily used by God, your flesh must be disciplined so it can become an instrument through which the Holy Spirit can flow. Managing and controlling your flesh nature isn’t easy nor is it pleasant, but it is worth it. The things of the flesh reap destruction, but things of the Holy Spirit reap rewards and blessings. Let’s be honest here- there is nothing more thrilling than to see progress in your life. But to get to the kind of progress you desire, you will be required to do something more than you have been doing. You will have to say no to your flesh, denying its desires and disciplining yourself to do what God says even if your flesh doesn’t want to do it. This process is extremely tiring and exhausting at times but it is worth it! So today let the Holy Spirit help you to become more disciplined in your life! Questions- 1. What is the number-one area in your life in which you know you need more discipline? What have you been doing to bring discipline to that part of your life? 2. If you haven’t yet made any plans to change in this area of your life, what steps do you plan to take now that you’ve ready today’s daily devotional? Do you want to stay the way you are, or do you want to bring that part of your life under the control of the Word and the Holy Spirit? 3. Name three areas of your life (such as diet, emotions, thought life, laziness etc.) that used to be out of control but now are successfully crucified and brought under the control of the Holy Spirit.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 11:00:00 +0000
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