Discipline: gratitude (#7)

Colossians 3:15. NASB95
15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Many of us were blessed by our parents when they trained us to say "please" and "thank you." Therefore, for some of us, it is relatively easy to begin to do it with our heavenly Father.

Through misuse and through rebellion, we in the church have gotten away from words (and practices) like "training" and "discipline". We despise them as legalisms. (Although we angrily insist on them from our athletes. It is not praise to say someone is “breaking training.”)

But that is what I have had to do with gratitude. Work on it as a habit. Remind myself. Carry around verses that focus on gratitude. Ask the Lord to remind me to be grateful.

Before the apostles became apostles they were disciples.