He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. Proverbs 10:17

Many of us talk about wanting to be disciplined but very few of us do anything to change our undisciplined ways. Chances are good that if we’re not super disciplined by now, no amount of pep talk will change us. It doesn’t mean you will never be disciplined, but it will be that much harder to attain. There is something you can do to ease your way towards a disciplined life.

Take baby steps when you can towards being disciplined. Why exactly do you need to be disciplined? Want to memorize more Scripture, lose some weight, learn a new language? Again, take small steps towards that goal. You’ll be surprised at how much you can accomplish by taking small steps. The old joke goes, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

Take memorizing Scripture, for example. Even if you memorize – truly memorize – one verse a week, in a year you will have 50 verses more rolling around your head, your heart, and your soul than you did last year.