YOUTH CORER Discipline.

Let us study the life of Joseph to understand this concept. Joseph, was a young boy when he received dreams from God of a glorious future. He was excited about their fulfillment but instead found himself as a slave in a foreign land. His own brothers, motivated by jealousy had sold him off. As he is working, temptation comes his way. His master’s wife desired to sleep with him but here was his response. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Genesis 39:9 NKJV) What a discipline! Maybe no one else would have ever known, maybe this act would have resulted in favor for Joseph, who knows what good would have come out of this but his heart was focused on pleasing God more than himself.

Discipline is not about who will or will not get to know, it is not about whether something adds to us or helps us get to our goal faster. It is primarily choosing God and His expectation of us over any advance, favor, promotion or elevation that comes at the price of compromising our faith. If we can only realize that our approval and sustenance is from God and not men. We will be disciplined to say “No” to things that might make the world perceive that we are making it in life yet inwardly we know we are giving in to different temptations.

The idea of making it at all costs has brought many Christians to the crossroads of compromise. For example, paying a bribe for a quick service so as to avoid a higher levy. Forgetting that it is sin against God who sees everything and not necessarily against man who might not know sometimes. We should always remember that God is very much able to take care of us and cause whatever we do to succeed. This knowledge will make discipline an easier part of our lives.

~Ps. Joseph. K