2010-09-03T15:46:24-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/self-discipline/ http://truewoman.com/?id=1240 2010-09-03T15:46:24-05:00 My two year old is a very good boy most of the time, but there are times when he is downright carnal. And if given the opportunity to choose between what’s best for him and what isn’t, he usually picks option b. http://truewoman.com/?id=1218 2010-08-31T16:21:49-05:00 I can remember sitting in tiny, windowless practice rooms for hours on end as a college student, playing the same piece of music over and over again. I knew I would never reach my goal—to make beautiful music—without that rigorous discipline. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%201:7&version=NIV 2009-09-11T08:38:56-05:00 A spirit of self-discipline--sometimes translated as "a sound mind"--is one of the characteristics of Christ-followers. Nobody who has experienced God's grace need be timid or afraid with God at their side.