{"id":1433,"date":"2008-11-10T08:45:08","date_gmt":"2008-11-10T08:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/11\/spiritual-discipline-we-get-a.html"},"modified":"2008-11-10T08:45:08","modified_gmt":"2008-11-10T08:45:08","slug":"spiritual-discipline-we-get-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/11\/spiritual-discipline-we-get-a.html","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Discipline: We Get a Helping Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"

In case you’re thinking you’re not up for M. Scott Peck’s definition of discipline, here’s a consoling quote I pulled from Richard Foster’s book, “Celebration of Discipline<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

When we despair of gaining inner transformation through human powers of will and determination, we are open to a wonderful new realization: inner righteousness is a gift from God to be graciously received. The needed change within us is God’s work, not ours. The demand is for an inside job, and only God can work from the inside. We cannot attain or earn this righteousness of the kingdom of God; it is a grace that is given.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In case you’re thinking you’re not up for M. 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