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PRIDE

……… the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere flea bites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind. C.S. Lewis There were times that I could not figure out the streamline between bragging and being confident. There were moments that I wanna take charge and be zealous in order to get the right result but I was prevented by the thought that maybe people might think that I was just showing off which jeopardize my focus on doing it right. It’s a matter of examining myself consistently about the intent of my endeavours. .It’s a matter of making sure that pride does not tarnish my true intention in the process. C. S. Lewis (my all-time fave author) said that pride is a dangerous vice to obtain for it will lead you to all kinds of sins. Lucifer left the kingdom because he is too proud to accept that man was made in

DISCIPLINE IS THE KEY TO GROWTH

Discipline is the key to growth.  The word keeps ringing in my ear as if it is becoming my personal watchword.  It might be something that I have to sink into my system as I come to realise that the many flaws that I am keeping have come from lack of discipline.  It might be important tool to solve many of life’s problems particularly some of my personal issue. God has a way waking me up to reduce some my setbacks.  Endeavours to sort life will be easy if not for discipline.  Discipline coincides with pain most of the time.  Yet those things that hurt instruct.  I hate pain.  And maybe this is why I dillydally so us not to go there.  My procrastination wins over as I hope that the stern undertaking will go away.   Skirting around the problem does not go anywhere.  I need to meet them head on.  Get on with it.  I got to suffer through them once and for all.  Suffering is a gift.  Make the most of it.  (Hey I think tackle this in my previous blog.) Going in circles is taking my