Don't Believe This
Sep 01, 2017
Recently I have heard several people make statements such as I just don't have patience or I don't have discipline. You could be telling yourself you don't have the patience to handle a certain situation or you don't have the discipline or self control to eat better or exercise regularly. This is like saying you don't have muscles.
You already have patience, discipline, self control, faith, energy, and more inside of you but it was given to you in seed form. The Bible says that you have already been given everything needed for life and godliness. You already have these things but they were given to you in seed form.
Everything needed to make an apple tree is hidden in the seed. In the same way you already have all of these things but you need to cultivate them, strengthen them, and make them grow just like your muscles.
If you are finding that you are lacking in these areas it is probably because you have let them atrophy.
I have learned first hand that one of the worst things you can do is say you don't have these things or to pray and ask God to give you these things. He already gave them to you but you have a part to play in cultivating them and making them grow.
Take a look at these areas and be honest with yourself to see if any these need to be exercised more. How do you exercise them? Start putting them into practice daily and they will grow.
- Discipline
- Self control
- Joy
- Energy
- Faith
- Love
- Peace
- Gratitude
- A positive attitude
- Patience