Maybe your prayer life has been like mine has before, haphazard, random, inconsistent and not always very satisfying. If that describes you, then I want to share something with you.
Prayer is an ESSENTIAL discipline in a healthy spiritual life and I am quite excited to be leading a "Spiritual Bootcamp" on Prayer beginning Mar 8. No one likes self-control except in the areas where they have gained self-control, at least for today.
“The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.” Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Self Control, is one of humanities most useful skills, without it advanced civilizations would not exist.
“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him ...
The fruit of God’s gentleness leads to Christ’s mercy
We try to teach our children how to be gentle. You don’t want a 2 yr old poking someone’s eye out, or a 6 year old destroying valuable things in your home. We try to teach young people how to use their words in a way that doesn’t hurt someone else’s feelings. But is that what gentleness is as a fruit of the spirit – to keep from hurtin ...