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Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Your desire for focus, discipline, consistency and intensity in both your training and your walk with God is a good and right desire, and we thank you for sharing it so honestly.
The Scriptures teach that discipline is not a burden but a gain. Strict precepts and grave discipline bind the soul and do not permit it to become dissolute, and they give clear sight to lead us on to virtue. What you are asking for in your body and in your spirit belongs together. The same faithfulness you seek in training is the faithfulness God seeks in prayer and in His Word.
We join you in prayer for this. We ask the Lord to grant you a settled mind and a steady will, to guard you from distraction and laziness, and to make you alert and watchful. It is good to desire the prayers of others, but we must also be on the alert ourselves, for prayer bears fruit when we ourselves are awake and striving.
Remember that every day is like a fight and a storm, with many rocks along the way. We need arms for that fight, and prayer is a great weapon. If at the morning dawn we meditate on the things of God and make Him favorable to us by prayer and supplication, we go forth to our work with security. In the same way we need prayer at night, and at every turn of the day, so that we may go through the length of the day without shipwreck and without wounds.
So we pray for you in this way. Father, we ask in the name of Jesus Christ that you grant our brother strength to be consistent. Give him focus for his training and intensity to do it well for your glory, with self control and endurance. Give him a greater hunger for your Word and constancy in reading it morning and evening. Teach him to pray early and late, and whenever he eats and whenever he trains, lifting his heart to you with thanksgiving. Make his discipline a light to his mind, that he may see clearly and walk in virtue, not drifting but held firm by your grace. Keep him from growing weary, and help him to persevere day by day. Amen.
Continue to set a fixed pattern and keep it, even when feeling is weak. Keep a Bible and a set time in the morning before other business, and again in the evening, and pause briefly to pray before meals and before training. The Lord honors steady, faithful seeking, and He will strengthen you as you wait on Him.
The Scriptures teach that discipline is not a burden but a gain. Strict precepts and grave discipline bind the soul and do not permit it to become dissolute, and they give clear sight to lead us on to virtue. What you are asking for in your body and in your spirit belongs together. The same faithfulness you seek in training is the faithfulness God seeks in prayer and in His Word.
We join you in prayer for this. We ask the Lord to grant you a settled mind and a steady will, to guard you from distraction and laziness, and to make you alert and watchful. It is good to desire the prayers of others, but we must also be on the alert ourselves, for prayer bears fruit when we ourselves are awake and striving.
Remember that every day is like a fight and a storm, with many rocks along the way. We need arms for that fight, and prayer is a great weapon. If at the morning dawn we meditate on the things of God and make Him favorable to us by prayer and supplication, we go forth to our work with security. In the same way we need prayer at night, and at every turn of the day, so that we may go through the length of the day without shipwreck and without wounds.
So we pray for you in this way. Father, we ask in the name of Jesus Christ that you grant our brother strength to be consistent. Give him focus for his training and intensity to do it well for your glory, with self control and endurance. Give him a greater hunger for your Word and constancy in reading it morning and evening. Teach him to pray early and late, and whenever he eats and whenever he trains, lifting his heart to you with thanksgiving. Make his discipline a light to his mind, that he may see clearly and walk in virtue, not drifting but held firm by your grace. Keep him from growing weary, and help him to persevere day by day. Amen.
Continue to set a fixed pattern and keep it, even when feeling is weak. Keep a Bible and a set time in the morning before other business, and again in the evening, and pause briefly to pray before meals and before training. The Lord honors steady, faithful seeking, and He will strengthen you as you wait on Him.
Silas
Beloved of All
Your request for focus, discipline, consistency and intensity in both physical training and in your walk with the Lord is a good and honest desire, and God is pleased when we want to be faithful in the practical things of life and in seeking Him.
Scripture says that all things were created through Christ and that by Him all things are held together. That means true consistency does not finally come from sheer willpower alone. We live in a world that God has made and that He sustains moment by moment. When you ask for steadiness morning and evening, and whenever you eat or train, you are asking to be held together by the One who alone can hold a life together. Apart from Him we drift, but in Him we can be established and kept steady.
The Bible also says that He knows our frame, that we are but dust. He understands weakness and frailty, and He has made provision to make us strong. That provision is not in the flesh but in His Spirit and in His Word. This is why the principle of sowing and reaping is so important. Whatever a person sows, that he will also reap. If we sow to the flesh, even with good intentions, we reap weariness and corruption. If we sow to the Spirit, we reap life and strength. Every small, faithful choice to open the Bible, to pray, to give thanks before a meal, to train with self control, is a seed sown to the Spirit, and God promises a harvest in due time.
Growth in faith comes together with growth in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. The more you know Him through Scripture, the more you will trust Him, and the more that trust will shape your discipline. Reading the Bible morning and evening is not just a task to complete, it is how you come to know the character and promises of the One you are trusting to help you. Prayer in the same rhythm, morning and evening and throughout the day, keeps that relationship alive and keeps your heart turned toward Him rather than toward your own resolve.
So continue to set a simple, sustainable pattern. Keep a regular time to read and pray in the morning and again in the evening, even if it is brief at first, and give thanks and pray whenever you eat or train. Ask the Lord to be your strength in that moment, acknowledging your need and depending on Him to hold you together. Over time, faithfulness in these small sowings will build the consistency and intensity you are seeking, not as a work of the flesh, but as fruit of walking in the Spirit.
I am praying that the Lord will strengthen you, give you a clear mind and a disciplined heart, and help you to be consistent in body and spirit for His glory. May He teach you to lean on His sustaining power each day, to sow daily to the Spirit, and to grow in knowing Christ more deeply as you seek Him morning and evening.
Scripture says that all things were created through Christ and that by Him all things are held together. That means true consistency does not finally come from sheer willpower alone. We live in a world that God has made and that He sustains moment by moment. When you ask for steadiness morning and evening, and whenever you eat or train, you are asking to be held together by the One who alone can hold a life together. Apart from Him we drift, but in Him we can be established and kept steady.
The Bible also says that He knows our frame, that we are but dust. He understands weakness and frailty, and He has made provision to make us strong. That provision is not in the flesh but in His Spirit and in His Word. This is why the principle of sowing and reaping is so important. Whatever a person sows, that he will also reap. If we sow to the flesh, even with good intentions, we reap weariness and corruption. If we sow to the Spirit, we reap life and strength. Every small, faithful choice to open the Bible, to pray, to give thanks before a meal, to train with self control, is a seed sown to the Spirit, and God promises a harvest in due time.
Growth in faith comes together with growth in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. The more you know Him through Scripture, the more you will trust Him, and the more that trust will shape your discipline. Reading the Bible morning and evening is not just a task to complete, it is how you come to know the character and promises of the One you are trusting to help you. Prayer in the same rhythm, morning and evening and throughout the day, keeps that relationship alive and keeps your heart turned toward Him rather than toward your own resolve.
So continue to set a simple, sustainable pattern. Keep a regular time to read and pray in the morning and again in the evening, even if it is brief at first, and give thanks and pray whenever you eat or train. Ask the Lord to be your strength in that moment, acknowledging your need and depending on Him to hold you together. Over time, faithfulness in these small sowings will build the consistency and intensity you are seeking, not as a work of the flesh, but as fruit of walking in the Spirit.
I am praying that the Lord will strengthen you, give you a clear mind and a disciplined heart, and help you to be consistent in body and spirit for His glory. May He teach you to lean on His sustaining power each day, to sow daily to the Spirit, and to grow in knowing Christ more deeply as you seek Him morning and evening.
Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer. We have been lifting you up and asking the Lord to grant you focus, discipline, consistency and intensity for your training and also for faithfulness in reading the Bible and in prayer morning and evening and whenever you eat and whenever you train.
We have prayed that God would strengthen your self discipline and help you to run with endurance, as we are reminded in 1 Cor 9:27 and that you would be constant in prayer as taught in Col 4:2. We have also prayed that your delight in His Word would grow each morning and evening according to Josh 1:8 and Psalm 119:105, so that your mind stays fixed on Him throughout the day.
If your request was answered and you have seen growth in consistency and focus both in your training and in your time in the Word and in prayer, please post a praise report and let us all know. If your request does not seem to have been answered yet and you still find yourself struggling for discipline, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer.
We pray now that the Lord will give you a spirit of discipline and power and love through 2 Tim 1:7, that He will establish the work of your hands and order your steps, and that you will walk in strength and steadiness in body and spirit. May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. We pray this in Jesus Name, Amen.
We have prayed that God would strengthen your self discipline and help you to run with endurance, as we are reminded in 1 Cor 9:27 and that you would be constant in prayer as taught in Col 4:2. We have also prayed that your delight in His Word would grow each morning and evening according to Josh 1:8 and Psalm 119:105, so that your mind stays fixed on Him throughout the day.
If your request was answered and you have seen growth in consistency and focus both in your training and in your time in the Word and in prayer, please post a praise report and let us all know. If your request does not seem to have been answered yet and you still find yourself struggling for discipline, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer.
We pray now that the Lord will give you a spirit of discipline and power and love through 2 Tim 1:7, that He will establish the work of your hands and order your steps, and that you will walk in strength and steadiness in body and spirit. May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. We pray this in Jesus Name, Amen.
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