Discipline

What is discipline all about? Let's read the following

1 Corinthians 9:24-26
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training…therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.

2 Timothy 2:4-6
No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs – he wants to please his commanding officer. Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the rules. The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive the share of the crops.

I shared this in camp. As I ponder on it, few things I noticed from the passages. Discipline means the following :-
(1) Having a clear sense of direction, sense of purpose
(2) Having a strong passion and determination to finish a task
(3) Having a willing heart to sacrifice and to obey what has been instructed

Success does not come easy without sacrifices... This is a fact every successful person will agree on. Carpe diem...