The cultivation of your soul also includes the discipline of your will.
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Discipline is training or teaching some one or something to obey a particular a particular command or to live by a certain standard. The discipline of your will is particularly important because the will is the decision maker. If you refuse to discipline your will, you won't be successful in fulfilling your potential because your will determines your decisions, which govern your potential.
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Imagine Jesus in the garden before His arrest. His will was saying, "Let's find another way to do this" but God said , "There is only one way." Because Jesus was disciplined, He said, "Okay, Your will not Mine be done." If you do not train your will to be subjected to God's wisdom and purposes, you will forfiet the purpose for which you were born, and your potential will be wasted. Self-discipline is the highest expression of self-management, Which is manifested in a disciplined will.
The cultivating of your soul also requires that you control your emotions. Too often we allow our emotions to control us instead of our controlling them. Tantrums and fits of rage are symptoms of this malady. Emotions are controlled by understanding.
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What we know to be true from seeking information and examination the facts must be the basis on which we make decisions and relate to other people. Emotions often color what we see. They also prompt us to say hasty words and to make unwise choices. Emotions governed by information provides an environment in which the potential of our souls can be maximized
Jesus said that the soul is the most important dimension of our make up because the soul is both our recieving center and our distribution center. It recieves information through our physical senses and discernment through our spirits and it sends directions back to both our bodies and our spirits. Thus, our souls processes information from both the physical and spiritual worlds. Jesus said in matthew 5:5, "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." The word meek does not mean "weak" but rather "controlled power" Or "disciplined energy." Self-disciplined will cause God to trust us to manage more of the earth's resources.
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Too often the soul is neglected and permitted to pick up information that is not good for the spirit. Maximize your potential by cultivating and feeding your soul so that your spirit may fellowship with God, who is the source of all potential.