DISCIPLINE; KEY TO STARDOM
“Favour will take a man to the top but it is DISCIPLINE that will keep
him there”.
(1Cor. 9:27) But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection: lest
that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a
castaway.
What is
Discipline?
Ø A
Conscious control over your lifestyle.
A
disciplined man is someone that has absolute control over his behavior, action,
life etc.
Ø Discipline
is doing the right thing at the right time and the rate it should be done.
It
is indiscipline to be reminded about your assignment. It is indiscipline to do
the work you are paid for sloppily or not do it at all.
Ø It
is the ability to train / bring yourself to doing what you know is right to do.
It
is indiscipline to bring phones to fellowship/church and leave them on sound.
Ø Discipline
is bringing your body and soul to be subject to the dictates of the Spirit by
the Word of God.
The
Holy Spirit in you is to destroy the roots of indiscipline! You don’t have any
excuse for not being disciplined!
EXAMPLES OF
PEOPLE THAT MORTGAGED THEIR DESTINIES ON THE PLATFORM OF INDISCIPLINE
a. Saul
the king:
His tribe, Benjamin was the least in Israel.
He went to look for his father’s lost asses but got the throne. He was the very
first king of Israel, What a CV! But he messed up at the top because of Covetousness
and Disobedience! Read about the rise and
fall of King Saul from 1 Sam 9, 10 and 13, 15. This
is a story every man aspiring for greatness must read!
b. Samson:
Had a very promising destiny as pronounced right from the womb but his inordinate
desire for women brought him down and prevented him from fulfilling
destiny! You will not crash in Jesus name! Read the story of Samson from Judges
13-16.
c. Adam
and Eve: This couple can be said to be
guilty of abuse of privilege. God put them in a garden where everything
was made available but they had eyes for what was not made available! They were
covetous, therefore they crashed! That will not be your portion in Jesus’ name!
EXAMPLES OF MEN
WHO ROSE TO STARDOM ON THE PLATFORM OF DISCIPLINE
1. Joseph
(Genesis 39:7-9): He refused to sleep with
Potiphar’s wife because he could control his sexual emotions.
Some of us have riotous emotions that we need to tame! Be a Joseph, not an Amnon! He could have slept with her without
anyone knowing but he knew better! Such moves, do not endure! God lifted him
beyond Potiphar’s wife’s imagination! Wake up! Your path to the top can never
be through indiscipline because the Word of God cannot be broken!
2. Daniel
(Daniel 1:8, 6:4-5): Daniel determined, despite the availability
of plenty of food which was his right that he will not defile himself. That your
uncontrollable appetite or food is cursed in Jesus name because that
is the reason why your growth has been stunted! He had a flawless appraisal! They
could find no occasion to nail him! Strive to operate at that level. God lifted
Daniel from being a common slave to a Governor!
God loves
discipline!
Indiscipline
is a killer of destiny, BEWARE!
