Becoming a Woman of Excellence 30th Anniversary Edition by Cynthia Heald

Author:Cynthia Heald [Heald, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Bible Study Guides, RELIGION / Christian Life / Women's Issues
ISBN: 9781631465659
Publisher: The Navigators
Published: 2016-07-19T00:00:00+00:00

The Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

2 TIMOTHY 1:7, NIV

IF WE DESIRE to become women of excellence, women who will become more and more like Christ in our behavior and character, then we need self-discipline.

Webster’s Dictionary defines discipline as “training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character; orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior; self-control.”[1]

Bible teacher Warren Wiersbe wrote that self-discipline “describes a person who is sensibly minded and balanced, who has [her] life under control.”[2] Certainly, if our goal is to live to the glory of God, we must learn to control our desires and impulses.

It is comforting to know that we are not alone in the responsibility of acquiring self-discipline. As this chapter’s verse reminds us, the Holy Spirit gives us power to practice self-discipline. As we abide in Christ and seek to obey Him, we will bear this precious fruit of the Spirit—self-control.

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