Youth : Young without discipline

This week some friends and I went out together and watched a great movie that I recommend: “The Judge” it has many interesting points to be observed.

Forgive me those who have not seen the movie because I’ll tell you a little bit of story to get where I’m going with this.

One of the main points is that the father (the judge) who was a kind, playful father and merciful when his children gave him problems completely changed and becomes a strict father imposing discipline. What sparked this? The judge was on a case where a young boy had been violent, this boy was the same age as his middle child, and because he saw the boy crying, begging for a second chance, he had mercy on him and gave him an opportunity to change his life around giving him the minimum sentence (30 days). After serving the sentence, the boy was released from prison and murdered a woman violently. The judge found that he had not changed and could not allow his son who was rebellious, unruly and disobedient as this killer, to go down the same path. He then adopted a strict attitude; he began to discipline his children, which resulted in his son becoming a successful lawyer later on.

It is interesting how the discipline we impose on ourselves (or is imposed on us) makes us stronger and more rational.
Discipline makes us firm on our goal.

After seeing this movie a word immediately came to my mind: “But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.” Hebrews 12: 8

The Kingdom of God is disciplined, has order and those who live in the Kingdom of God have to be subjected to discipline.
How can I live in discipline?
When I impose limits on myself, when I lay down explicit rule and keep them.
When I create standards in which I comply to.

For example:
If I discipline myself to read the Bible every morning, I make it a standard in my life, a daily investment in my communion with God, what do you think will happen? I’ll have more intimacy with God because I am giving Him room to talk to me.
If I discipline myself not to swear, gossip, or lie in school then if I detect someone who is a bad influence, I will immediately get away from them.

An undisciplined person lives a life without limits, without standards, unfocused and loses site of their goals. They depreciate themselves.