Thought 283
Living a Quiet and Disciplined Life
Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment;
seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the
Lord’s anger.
Zephaniah 2:3 KJV
Many of the great Christians of the past that God has used have lived a
quiet and disciplined life. They spent hours upon hours of their spare time
studying and learning, pushing themselves to learn new languages and acquire
knowledge to achieve their dream of knowing God more intimately and touch
people with the Truth of the Gospel. They didn’t run around partying or
pursuing entertainment, instead, they sweated, they worked, they pressed on
toward a goal! Their lives where worth something and they didn’t waste them
away on excessive pleasures. Today, many Christians struggle with befriending
the world. They watch the same stuff, play the same stuff, and live the same
way that the unbelieving pagan does. History and the Bible show us a different
picture in the lifestyle of the great heroes of the Faith, though. They were cupbearers,
servants, archeologists, and young men that had a God-given passion and dream
and while the world was racing by, wasting its time on the newest music, art,
or other currently fashionable entertainment, they lived a quiet and seemingly obscure
life. They honored God, respected others, and worked to achieve the things that
God had put a passion and desire in them to achieve. Dear Reader, where are you
today? Are you seeking that quiet and peaceable life? Or are you chasing the
fast world of change and shifting pleasures?
