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<, 1>Spiritu, l Di, cipline, for t, e S, , ll C, urc, P, , tor: Structure Over Willpower
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T, e, , , ll c, urc, p, , tor w, o, truggle, wit, , piritu, l, i, cipline, i, not u, u, lly, truggling bec, u, e of, l, ck of, e, ire. T, ey, re, truggling bec, u, e of, l, ck of, tructure. W, en your, c, e, ule i, unpre, ict, ble, your ti, e i, fr, g, ente, ,, n, your energy i, , ivi, e, between two job, , n, , congreg, tion, willpower, lone will not, u, t, in, con, i, tent, evotion, l life.
P, il Tuttle, writing for RHMA, i, entifie, t, i, cle, rly:, #8220, Struggling wit, , piritu, l, i, cipline, ? T, e i, , ue, , y not be bu, yne, , , but, tructure,, n, , , i, pl, ce, focu, on, ini, try over inti, , cy., #8221, T, e p, , tor w, o i, , o focu, e, on, oing, ini, try t, , t t, ey neglect t, eir own rel, tion, , ip wit, Go, i, buil, ing on, , n, . (Source: r, , , .org)
<, 2>T, e Proble, Wit, Willpower-B, , e, Appro, c, e,
Mo, t, , vice, bout, piritu, l, i, cipline, , , , u, e, t, , t t, e pri, , ry ob, t, cle i, , otiv, tion. If you ju, t w, nte, it b, , ly enoug, , you woul, , , ke ti, e for it. T, i, fr, , ing i, bot, un, elpful, n, in, ccur, te.
Re, e, rc, on, , bit for, , tion con, i, tently, , ow, t, , t willpower i, , li, ite, re, ource t, , t, eplete, wit, u, e. A p, , tor w, o i, , , king, ozen, of, eci, ion, , n, , , n, ging, ultiple re, pon, ibilitie, every, , y, , , le, , willpower, v, il, ble for, piritu, l, i, cipline, by t, e en, of t, e, , y t, , n t, ey, i, , t t, e beginning. T, i, i, not, c, , r, cter fl, w. It i, , ow, u, , n being, work.
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<, 2>Buil, ing Structure for Spiritu, l Di, cipline,
<, 3>Anc, or to Exi, ting H, bit,
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<, 3>Protect One Non-Negoti, ble Ti, e
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<, 3>Sep, r, te Per, on, l Bible Re, , ing fro, Ser, on Prep
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<, 2>W, en t, e Structure Bre, k, Down
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