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We are doing our work in the Lord and unto the Lord when we think of it—whatever our work may be—as an offering to Him. Such offerings must be pure and beautiful, such as would honor Him. Today’s excerpt from The Disciplined Life is found on pages 105 and 106: “As Paul sees it, every act or […] The post Working in the Lord appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
Planning and readiness are two crucial disciplines to help us in doing the work God calls us to do. Planning entails getting our priorities in order each day. Readiness means living for Christ in all our life and work. Today’s excerpt from The Disciplined Life is found on pages 103 and 104: “The apostle Paul explains that […] The post Against the Lie appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
As Christians, all our work aims at refracting Jesus into our world—His beauty, goodness, truth, and righteousness. We must discipline ourselves to see Him at all times. Today’s excerpt from The Disciplined Life is found on pages 98 and 99: “God has invested His glory in Jesus. He is moving His people into Christlikeness through His Word […] The post Refracting Jesus appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
From spiritual and relational disciplines we turn to look at some vocational disciplines. These are the skills and practices we use to serve the Lord by good works. Today’s excerpt from The Disciplined Life is found on pages 97 and 98: “God is at work within us to transform us into the image of Jesus, so that […] The post God’s “Yes!” appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
Besides seeking others and serving them as we are able, relational disciplines include shepherding others in their walk with the Lord, sowing the Word into your world, and being a good steward of all your relationships. We can improve in all these disciplines, but we must work hard at it. So also with the disciplines […] The post Calling and Kingdom appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
A second relational discipline that follows from being a seeker is being a servant. Those we seek, we must be ready to serve. Jesus showed us the way in the upper room with His disciples. Today’s excerpt from The Disciplined Life is found on pages 78 and 79: “First, serving others begins in setting your own interests and needs […] The post Seekers and Servants appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
Strong relationships don’t just happen. We must work at them, beginning with reaching out to others and taking an interest in them. Today’s excerpt from The Disciplined Life is found on pages 76 and 77: ‘I want to mention four disciplines that, if we can master them, will help us to improve daily in following the example […] The post Disciplines for Seekers appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
Jesus made and built relationships by seeking others. He sought all the disciples, and He walked up and down ancient Palestine, seeking ways to serve and help others. He showed us that being a seeker is the way to build relationships. Today’s excerpt from The Disciplined Life is found on pages 75 and 76: “To love with […] The post Seekers appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
God calls us to a disciplined life so that we can fulfill His charge, that we should bring everything within the reach of our active will into subjection to Jesus Christ. Yeah, we’ve got work to do. Today’s excerpt from The Disciplined Life is found on pages 72 and 73: “God the Father has appointed the followers […] The post Work to Do appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
Other spiritual disciplines include meditation, solitude, fasting, and observing the Lord’s Day. These spiritual disciplines are designed to strengthen and improve us for all the other disciplines involved in redeeming our time. Next in order are relational disciplines—those skills and practices that help us love our neighbors as ourselves. Today’s excerpt from The Disciplined Life is found […] The post Relational Disciplines appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
