Faith Venture

I hated that word.

As an adolescent, I translated that word into meaning an external force telling me what to do.

That is probably typical for that stage of growth. Especially when you grew up with discipline as a reaction rather than a way of life.

Some would say I matured. But I discovered that without some sort of discipline in my life, I was not going to finish college.

As I read the spiritual fathers and mothers of various faiths, I discovered spiritual disciplines that take the concept to the next level.

It is simply a practice of doing certain things for certain outcomes.

There, I just substituted the word practice. I could also say habits intentionally developed.

I decided to grow my mind and intellect. I have the practice of reading–a lot.

I decided to grow spiritually. I have the practices of study and meditation.

I decided to have as healthy a physical body as possible. I have the practices of going to the gym, exercising, Yoga. The nutrition part is still a work in process 😉

These are just examples. I’m not telling you what to do. I don’t like someone telling me what to do, and I don’t like telling others what to do or believe.

But perhaps we could all look into ways of improving our inner disciplines in the coming year. A little at a time.

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