Discipline: The Secret to Spiritual Power and Success
Hello, welcome to another message.
Today, I’m going to be talking about discipline and why you should make sure that you are disciplined in everything that you do.
We’re going to focus mainly on spiritual discipline, but you can also apply discipline to every area of your life — physical activities, projects, finances, relationships, business, and personal growth.
If you want to experience success emotionally, financially, physically, and spiritually, you must master the art of discipline.
The Lord spoke to me and said:
“Discipline means that you don’t feel like it, but you do it anyway.”
That statement stayed with me deeply.
You may not feel like praying.
You may not feel like reading the Word.
You may not feel like worshipping.
But discipline means you do it because of the result it produces.
That is true discipline.
When you look at the life of Jesus Christ, you see a life of discipline. Everything He did, He did intentionally. He was not controlled by emotions or feelings. He did what needed to be done.
In the same way, you must do what you need to do in order to become who God wants you to be and get to where God wants you to get to.
If you want spiritual victory and consistent growth with God, discipline must become your lifestyle. You cannot separate success from discipline.
One major area where discipline is important is in how you use your time.
You must learn to remove low-value activities from your life. Many distractions rob people of greatness and spiritual growth. Some activities drain your time but add no value to your destiny.
Learn to guard your time wisely.
Now, let’s focus on the spiritual aspect.
When it is time to pray, pray.
When it is time to seek God, seek Him wholeheartedly.
When it is time to fellowship with God, make sure you focus.
Spend quality time in the presence of God and learn how to fellowship with Him in a way that produces spiritual results.
Spiritual results matter.
What are spiritual results?
It means being constantly filled with the Holy Spirit.
It means walking in the glory and presence of God daily.
It means producing the fruits of the Spirit and operating in the gifts of the Spirit.
It means hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit clearly and walking in divine direction and guidance.
You can only sustain this kind of spiritual life through discipline and proper time management.
You must learn how to remove distractions and focus on the things that draw you closer to God.
Being filled with the presence of God is true spiritual success.
That was how Jesus lived. He constantly walked in the fullness and power of the Holy Spirit.
No matter what you achieve in life, if you are not walking in the Spirit and consistently experiencing the presence of God, then you have not mastered spiritual success.
That is the area of discipline I want to emphasize today.
You must discipline yourself to spend time consistently in God’s presence so you can continually walk in divine glory.
Yesterday night, just as I was about to fall asleep, the Lord spoke to me.
He said:
“I should be your number one date.”
At first, I did not fully understand what He meant.
But then the Lord explained further. He said that I must constantly spend time with Him.
The Lord spoke in a way that captured my attention.
And immediately, I understood what He meant.
He was calling me into deeper fellowship with Him through His Word.
You must constantly spend time with the Word of God because the Word is alive. Whenever I spend time meditating on the Word, I hear God clearly.
When you spend time in the Word, you are fellowshipping with Jesus and with the Holy Spirit.
As long as you understand the principles of fellowship and apply them consistently, you will continue to experience spiritual growth and transformation.
So what am I really saying?
Learn to discipline yourself to spend time in God’s presence daily.
Walk moment by moment in the Spirit.
This kind of life does not come through constant entertainment and distractions. It comes through discipline.
Spend time listening to the Word of God.
Meditate on the Scriptures.
Praise Him.
Thank Him for salvation, healing, deliverance, and redemption.
Keep your heart pure.
Stay away from sin and anything that pollutes your spirit.
The Lord has also spoken to me several times about the importance of joy.
You must remain joyful in the presence of God.
Develop the habit of rejoicing in the Lord always.
As you spend time with God, put on the full armor of God. Learn how to praise Him, thank Him, and present your petitions before Him.
Ask Him to fill you with His presence and glory.
Remember, you must ask in order to receive.
Do not forget to bring your needs before Him because Jesus Christ is our High Priest who supplies all our needs.
Deliverance comes through discipline.
Success comes through discipline.
As long as you remain consistent with God, He will walk with you, strengthen you, and reveal Himself to you.
You will continually experience His presence and glory.
You will become spiritually strong.
You will become a warrior.
You will become a champion.
The Lord will teach your hands to war and your fingers to fight.
He will bring you into the place of glory He desires for all His children.
When you live this way, you will become a fulfilled and joyful Christian.
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Have a blessed day.
Prayer For Divine Favour, Open Doors & Victory Prayer – Laura Bon
God Hears The Prayers Of The Righteous - All About Prayers
God Hears The Prayers Of The Righteous - All About Prayers
Carry the Fire of God!
The gates of hell will not prevail against you.
This is God’s will for you.
Pray! Pray fervently with persistence and faith.
Wait upon the Lord to carry God’s fire.
Demons will flee in terror. No demon or witch can withstand the presence, glory, power, fire, or blood of God.
Pay the price to continually put on the fire of God through persistent prayer.
Revelation 3:18 says,
“I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.”
Embrace spiritual discipline. To buy is to trade your spiritual laziness and worldly distractions for the spiritual discipline of constantly waiting upon the Lord to seek His face and power.
You will seek God and find Him when you seek Him with all your heart.
God promised that you will find Him. You will experience His visitation, mercy, and fire.
He said,
Jeremiah 29:12–14 NKJV
“Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity.”
God wants you to experience the fullness of life.
He wants you to carry His presence and fire in the highest degree and dimension here on earth.
He wants you to be a king and prince on earth. When you manifest as a son of God, carrying His fire and power, you will do exploits for Him. The gates of hell will not prevail against you. Rather, you will prevail against the gates of hell and be a terror to demons and the kingdom of darkness.
Demons screamed in terror and ran away from Jesus because Jesus was filled and surrounded by the presence, fire, and power of God.
Stop playing. Take your rightful place today. Carry God’s fire and power, and rule over demons and witches.
May God Himself teach your hands to fight and make war, in Jesus name, amen.
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May God visit you mightily and give you speedy healing and deliverance, in Jesus name, amen. #prayers
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May God bless you with godly destiny relationships, in Jesus name, amen.
DO THEY LOVE YOU—OR DO THEY JUST NEED YOU?
Does someone truly love you if they are with you because they depend on you and need you?
Or do they simply love what you provide?
Those are two very different questions.
How do you know when someone truly loves you—and when you are simply needed, useful, or convenient?
The answer is deeper than most people think.
Love chooses. Dependency needs.
Love values the person. Dependency values the benefit.
Biblical love seeks the good of the other person.
Jesus loved people who could give Him nothing.
Loyalty reveals genuine love.
Mutual dependence is healthy. Codependence is not.
How do you recognize genuine love?
Tell us!
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#godlyrelationships
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Develop a Deeper Passion for God’s Presence
May God fill you with a deeper passion for His presence.
May the Holy Spirit give you an unquenchable hunger for God.
May God make you a yielded vessel for His glory.
May God fill your cup until it overflows with His presence and power, in Jesus name.
The Holy Spirit wants passion. He wants love. We were created by love and for love. Your heart was created to be filled with the love of God. God’s presence and fire is His love.
God is looking for passionate believers whose greatest pursuit is His presence. God is looking for fervent, passionate lovers of God like Jesus and David.
Become a yielded vessel. Become a man or woman after God’s heart.
Nothing satisfies the human heart like the presence of God. Only the presence of God can make you truly happy and be filled with all the fruits of the Holy Spirit. You can’t live without God and His presence. You cannot be truly happy and fruitful without the presence and fire of God.
God delights in filling hungry hearts with His glory and presence. He wants hunger and passion.
May your heart continually burn with love for Jesus, and may God’s presence become your greatest delight all the days of your life. #prayers
#jesus loves you
#Jesus
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#faith
Stop asking, “Do I love them?” Start asking, “Are they God’s perfect will for my life?”
Samson loved Delilah, but Delilah was not God’s perfect will for Samson.
Emotions can be very deceptive, and emotions can die, but a heart dedicated to God’s will sticks by you like that friend that sticks closer than a brother and that brother that is born for adversity.
Find out from the Holy Spirit if they are part of God’s plan and purpose for your life. Be purpose driven. Jesus and Paul were purpose driven.
When you become passionate about your destiny and purpose and making sure you are surrounded by your destiny partners like Jonathan, the apostles, and Joseph the husband of Mary, your relationships become very sweet. They glorify the Lord and please the Holy Spirit.
May God visit you mightily and plant your God ordained destiny relationships and spouses into your life, in Jesus name, amen.
