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From: "Linda Gosse" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Linda Gosse" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 6:21 AM
Subject: The Word For Today: Tuesday July 18th


> "YOU...KNOW ALL ABOUT MY TEACHING, MY WAY OF LIFE, MY PURPOSE, FAITH, 
> PATIENCE, LOVE, ENDURANCE." ( 2 TIMOTHY 3:10 NIV )
>
>                             LIVING THE DISCIPLINED LIFE
>
> Living the disciplined life does 3 things for you:
> (1) It strengthens your will! Discipline doesn't make you rigid; it makes 
> you resilient. It provides you with shock absorbers for the potholes of 
> life. And there will be lots of them. It enlarges your capacity to summon 
> up courage when life gets though. Look at Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, 
> who refused to bow to a pagan king's idol even when threatened with a 
> fiery furance: "The God we serve is able to save us from it...But even if 
> he does not...we will not serve your gods" ( Da 3:17-18 NIV ). All of 
> their lives these guys had toughened themselves through discipline in 
> order to face such a supreme moment of test. And you'll face that moment 
> too!
> (2) It brings your gifts to their highest level of effectiveness. "How do 
> you get to Carnegie Hall?" asks the tourist of a New Yorker. Answer: "You 
> practise; man, you practise." David's first victory wasn't over Goliath. 
> His years of practise as a shepherd defending his sheep aggainst wolves, a 
> lion and a bear had prepared him for this moment. It had given him the 
> spirit and the skill needed to take on the Philistine champion.
> (3) It inspires others. Paul writes to Timothy, "You...know all about my 
> teaching, my way of life [living it is harder than teaching it], my 
> purpose; faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings" ( 2 
> Ti 3:10-11 ). Paul's greatest gift to Timothy was the example of a 
> discliplined life. Now Timothy had something to copy-a strightedge of 
> excellent living. And there's no better gift!
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>
> Linda("The Prayerwarrior/Angel") (\o/)
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