Discipline

I have read through this book each year for the last 8 years. Each chapter is devoted to an area in our life that calls for Godly disipline and each year I read through it again to hem in the loose ends.

Once more Elisabeth Elliot brings us a book of depth gleaned from years of experience in following the will of God even to the point of living with the tribe of Auca Indians who murdered her husband. It is from such a life that we can learn spiritual insights and in the case of this book, the glad

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surrender of discipline, an oxymoron to the natural mind. The author comes to the same conclusion as anyone who travels the Christian road, "There are truths that cannot be known except by doing them. The Gospels show many cases of those who wished to understand rather than to obey." But Gospel living "means hearing and doing." How do we break the bad habits and free ourselves from the hold the world has on us so we can obey God and move into close relationship? In this book we have answers from the aurthor dealing with the discipline of the mind, body, possessions, time and feelings as well as work habits and attitude toward one's job. Written in a practical manner with principles easily understood but not so easily followed.

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