In a sense, the Keys for Discipline merely help you gain a clearer understanding of God's instructions for everyday life while reminding you of the negative outcomes of the lack thereof. Self-Discipline is necessary and vital in the life of every Believer. Because it's not always comfortable or easy, people resist it, pretend it's unnecessary, or avoid it all together. God is clear in His word about what happens when there is no discipline or self-control in our lives. God's instruction on discipline enables you to choose wisely followed by your actions, thoughts, and behaviors in order to accomplish a goal. It gives you the power to overcome those things that are hazardous or harmful to the Believers way of living including addictions, procrastination and laziness, and to follow through with whatever you do. This book covers various characteristics of spiritual self-discipline including the ability to reject instant gratification of the flesh and the subliminal messages from the devil and his crew. The Keys for Discipline is a unique approach of expressions for common sense living of a godly life skillfully in an ungodly world. These nuggets of truth fit in every arena of life --home, school, work, church, or traveling abroad. It's designed is to teach the Believer not only how to have self-discipline, but why we need it including the benefits thereof. Although most Believers acknowledge its importance, few do anything to strengthen it based on the Word of God leaving them with unpleasant and sometimes dangerous or deadly results.

KEYS FOR DISCIPLINE

Insight for Godly LivingBy Bernita Scott Weston

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Copyright © 2013 Bernita Scott Weston
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ISBN: 978-1-4817-0907-1

Contents

Acknowledgements.........................................ixDiscipline...............................................1A Message from the Author................................2Introduction.............................................6LOVE and the Spirit......................................73LUST and the FLESH.......................................74Disciplined Cooling Statements...........................87Grieving the Holy Spirit.................................95(Flesh) Behaviors to Avoid...............................96(Spirit) Behaviors to Embrace............................97Spiritual Rules and Gentle Reminders.....................116Personalized Prayers.....................................124Room 110.................................................132Leaving a Message for Mom in Heaven......................135Our Vision...............................................139Our Mission..............................................139Prayer of Salvation......................................140Prayer of Rededication...................................142

Introduction

Discipline starts with understanding the importance of the thing you need to subject to. You need to know why discipline is necessary and understand what the consequences are if you don't exercise discipline. For example, one of the most difficult things to control is the tongue. It is vital to our future that we understand the proper and improper uses of the tongue. The words of your mouth have control of your life, whether you like it or not. To control your mouth you must control your thinking. Discipline is reprograming your mind so that your thoughts don't cause your mouth to blurt out the first thing it feels.

Discipline is doing whatever necessary to bring you into subjection. In most cases this means being hard on yourself, being tough, standing strong and firm in the middle of your circumstances so that you are not tossed around with the wind and the waves. If you are unable to handle yourself in hardships, tests, trials, and challenges you are not living the life God intended you to live. This means, you will look like the rest of the world rather than God's special people.

To label yourself a Believer, a Christian, Born Again, and Holy Ghost filled means you rely on God and His word as your primary source. If you're the type of person who freaks out when something happens, people will began to see you as fake—a counterfeit in the kingdom, rejected and unapproved. You must live the life you preach; otherwise you will be looked at as a hypocrite. {See 1 Corinthians 9:27}

If you fold under pressure rather than trusting in God and holding fast to your faith, you are what the bible calls unstable, and an unstable man receives nothing from The Lord. Right now, stop, and open your mind and spirit to Jesus Christ our Lord and ask the Father to teach you His ways.

"If you are to be all that God has called you to be, discipline begins with oneself."—Bernita

Right and wrong thinking is the basis for controlling your words. If you think wrong you'll speak wrong, if you speak wrong, you'll have wrong results.

If you bless people with little, you will receive little blessings in return.

Strive to do more, learn more, and be more.

Excuses are like ugly sores, they come in all shapes and sizes and they smell, so don't bother having them around.

You cannot rise above what you allow yourself to think or say.

Trusting in The Lord means every decision you make is done with Him in mind.

Don't be a victim. Make the decision to be victorious!

The Word of God is not up for negotiation.

Don't care which way God is going, just get on board, and go with Him.

Program your mind by the word of God. Know more about the word than the world.

Have confidence in God's word. It has been given to Believers to know the mysteries of Heaven and not to them (unbelievers). {See Matthew 13:11}

Take the Word of God and use it as a base on which you operate your mind.

Learn to cast down anything that tries to contradict the word of God. This must be done daily. {See 2 Corinthians 10:5}

Avoid blaming someone for your short comings, don't justify laziness, and stop the complaining before it begins.

Get into the habit of asking every thought that enters your mind if it lines up with the Scriptures. If it doesn't, dismiss it immediately. To do this successfully you must know the Scriptures.

Know more Scriptures than the devil, otherwise you're in trouble.

Never let a day pass without reading a passage from the bible.

Most people check texted messages and emails throughout the day. Find a way to check God's Word daily and throughout the day. Technology makes this possible so get creative.

Practice reading God's word out loud to your spirit and over time you'll become like His Word.

Thoughts are the father to the deed. The idea is to stop the thought before it has a chance to grow or produce negativity or sin inside of you.

Teach children how to be problem solvers instead of victims.

Train children to remove the word "Can't" from their vocabulary. Teach them that "Can't" is a bad word and should be avoided.

Our body is the house our spirit dwells in, when you don't take care of your health your body will began to depreciate and lose value.

Faith is believing what you can't see will come to pass. Fear is believing what you can't see will come to pass.

There once was a man who was angry with only having bananas to eat so he decided to end his life. Before he could hang himself he saw another man who came along to eat his banana peels. You are not the only one with issues and there is always someone worse off than you, so stay focused on God and His promises and give thanks always in all things.

As The Lord's servant, we must not dispute or get into verbal conflicts. We must be kind toward all, a good and patient teacher, who is gentle as we correct those we communicate with. {See 2 Timothy 2:24-26}

Forgetting about the rest of the world because we are comfortable in ours is a mistake we should not make. Give back to your community. Bless those who can't bless themselves. Do for those who can't do for themselves. Love those who feel unloved.

No matter who you meet, treat everyone with kindness and respect. You don't know what someone has gone through or where they've been. Sometimes we are more connected to perfect strangers than we think.

We are to be holy because God is holy. We are to think like God thinks, speak what God speaks, and do what God instructs us to do. This takes discipline, prayer, practice, commitment, and accountability. Our conduct and lifestyle must be holy. {See Leviticus 11:44, 45; 19:2 and 1 Peter 1:15-16}

Training makes the wise wiser but frustrates the fool and those who lack understanding. Make a habit of learning new things. When training is offered embrace it, don't resist it.

To seek and desire personal glory and honor is dishonor. If you love The Lord your God and live according to His ways glory and honor will find you. Let others praise you and you won't have to. {See Proverbs 25:27; 27:2}

Be careful when trying to set a trap for someone because you set a trap for two, one for them, and one for you. {See Proverbs 26:27}

Just because everyone is doing something doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.

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