(Religious quotes) How to Develope Self Discipline

August 8th, 2009 admin Posted in spiritual |

By Janet Erickson

It is very important to have self-control; structure affects nearly every aspect of our daily lives, in particular an absense of self-control produces low self-esteem. If you would like to be successful in life then being able to discipline your life is a basic characteristic to have in your make-up.

To assist in keeping you up it would help to write a daily journal, in it you can write everything you have been successful with and everything where you got a little off course and let temptation win. This can help you get the motivation you require to keep yourself disciplined.

Write out goals for yourself; record them in your diary. It is important that when thinking about what you want that you establish goals which are realistic and possible within a realistic amount of time. Planning plans that you cannot hope to complete or which are unrealistic will only lead to failure and deminished self worth.

If you want self discipline then you should have a strong sense of self, if you don’t trust in what is possible then do not assume that others will believe in you. Self-confidence leads to high self-esteem and this is a big part of becoming self disciplined.

Learn to do everything in moderation, if you smoke or drink alcohol then cut down. Don’t simply say you are planning to cut down or stop immediately, this just results in failure. Instead think about the rewards you will get by stopping; write down in your journal all the good aspects about what you are doing. If you over eat for example then aim to cut back by a small amount everyday and if you are tempted to go over the limit you set for yourself then discipline yourself. Try something else, something you would not usually do and keep in mind the positive aspects to self-disciplining yourself.

If you do fall off the wagon then get right back on, lecture yourself and then keep going forward, don’t waste time wondering why or how or think that it will happen again. Promise yourself that you will be more disciplined in the future.

Keep a record of how you are succeeding with your determination and reward yourself when you have stayed self-disciplined. It’s fine to penalize yourself for falling short but you have to reward yourself for the good also.

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Comprehending the Divine Classifications of Dreams to Solve the Meanings of Dreams

By Paul Graden

Dreams are common all the way through the Bible. They are one of God’s methods of sincere interaction with us. Such as when Solomon asked God for understanding to lead the realm of Israel (and was granted his appeal), the whole discussion happened in a dream! How many of us would have ignored such an discussion?

Biblically, dreams turn up from 3 major sources. The types of dreams that occur from each source will be discussed in detail in their proper sections.

Dreams Source: The Holy Spirit

Godly dreams turn up from the Holy Spirit. They can be hard to catalog because of God’s imaginative spirit. Now and then, different categories will have common characteristics.

Dreams Source: The Natural Man

These dreams are not supernatural by any means. They usually crop up from the flesh. Drugs can prompt dreams, as well as hallucinations or the soul.

Dreams Source: The Demonic Realm

Satan has no power, nor do his demons. His only tactic is trickery and they often use dreams to deceive. Scripture tells us that he sometimes shows himself as an angel of light, so knowing the Word of God and maintaining an intimate rapport with Him is critical.

Several undergo fear as they consider the risk of demonic activity and deception. Yet, I would propose to you that God is much more capable to watch over and defend you from such dreams than the adversary is able to con you.

Categories of Dreams: Internal vs. External

Regardless of the cause of any dream, they will always be either internal or external. Knowing this can help crack their value.

Internal dreams are most normal. You dream with reference to you! I dream concerning me! They are dreams of self-disclosure and are calculated to help us throughout life.

External dreams are in relation to outside events. Very little folks have external dreams unless their realm of influence is large. The prayer of Jabez was widely admired many years back. He asked God to expand his borders, meaning his area of influence.

An instance might be a minister dreaming about a family in his church. That family would be within his realm of influence. Conversely, that same minister would not customarily dream about a drug and alcohol center unless his Church started one - or God was showing him the opportunity. If God was showing him the prospect, that dream would not be a call to action, but a call to preparation.

The central theme is that the dream is within his area of influence. Chances are pretty thin that God would assign that same dream to a Kindergarten teacher, as it would be considerably out of the educator’s sphere of influence.

As you resolve to work out your dream, contemplate whether or not it is internal or external, if it is within your sphere of influence, as well as the source of the dream and you will have a significant start in understanding the meaning.

The creator, Dr. Paul Graden, is the initiator of The Joseph Gate. The Joseph Gate is a complimentary web site with intensive teaching in Biblical approaches to determine the meanings of dreams.

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