Warrior Coaching
Train Hard. Serve Big. Love Large. Live Out Loud.

Thank you Yurij for this wisdom. As I walk the path of a disciple, I need to remember that it is not only the big decisions that identify me as one. In fact, sometimes it appears to be easier to follow in the big decisions because they are more easily identified. Yet, I could never follow in the big stuff if I don't practice in the daily disciplines.

 

Thanks Yurij for sharing a new facet the God's grace. I too was not aware of this aspect and have focused on his other aspects - Creator, King, Redeemer, Friend, Savior. Now adding Master / Trainer.

 

I missed Florida but I was playing full out in another area of my life... it hasn't happened often in the last 14 years, maybe one or two times. As I reflect on my time in warrior, and the number of times I've missed a seminar, it speaks disciple. Well enough "blowing" my own horn, God is good and he leads my to more and more of my true identity with ever disciplined and undisciplined step that I take. See, even in the undisciplined steps God is leading and guiding me... The last couple of months I've been confronted with this "double" shoulder injury; pain, numbness, and weakness. It's really thrown me for a loop, I've always been able to do what ever it is I wanted to do and whenever I wanted to do it. I've never been limited physically for this long. But that's not the worse part, mentally its even worse. The constant reminder that I'm not indestructible plays with me. I'd liked to say I've handled it like a champ, but I haven't. There have been a number of undisciplined choices, the food I eat, the mind pleasures I choose, the physical training I skip, and the bible time I ignore. None the less God is with me. Disciplined and Undisciplined behaviours, or discipled and undisipled behaviours. The bottom line is this... God is taking me to a new place. That I know, and for that I am thankful. God has taken me to many new places in the last years, but getting there has hardly ever been how I picture it. If there is one thing I'm certain of is that you cannot have all blessing and no burden. In Gods economy blessing is birthed out of the burdens when I take action in the direction He is leading me in. The key is in the little things. Just the other day a long time patient came in for an extra adjustment because she had a migraine, a week later she tells me, I used to get migraines 2-3 times a week now it's once or twice a year. And when they do come I recover in hours instead of days, her life is radically changed. I say all of that because it was the burden/responsibility as Gods disciple to lead her through the "warrior procedures" that moved her in the direction of her miracle. And it was that 'responsible action", and many more like them, that led me to a place where I am better equipped to carry the responsibility, take take the necessary action, and continue to see Gods face more often throughout my life. It takes a lot of "pinholes" to get where God has taken me, and where I'm going. I guess what I am trying to say is that I loose sight of God in the midst of the burden less often then 14 years ago. The double shoulder injury is a new burden and I'm learning how to walk through it. Praise God that today I can walk in my power and perform more miracles more often then I did 14 years ago. The best part... God gets more glory today then yesterday.

Love u guys Rick

 

Yurij, thank you for sharing Oswald Chamber's definition of discipline. As I have approached discipline in the different areas of my life this week with this new definition, I am amazed at how the follow through is greater. The new definition seems to deepen the why behind the disciplines.

 

Amen, moment to moment and day by day, sharpens us or dulls us, disciplines or spoils. Great reminders Coach!

 

Awesome. Still working on the physical. 🙄 Could spend all day starting with first moments in the word. 🙏 D

 

Great wisdom Yuri. I always saw discipline as the ability to not do what you want to do, thank you for changing the definition for me!