A Bold Prayer for Discipline and Self Control in Life

Why is Discipline Important to God?

When we demonstrate discipline in our lives, it means we are stewarding what God has given us well. This can mean choosing discipline in your health and fitness, your finances, or any other area of your life.

God is the One who’s given you those gifts (your body, your income, etc.) and, because of that, you’re called to steward each of them well.

Stewarding what God gives you well shows the Lord respect, and we see in Scripture that whoever is faithful with little, is given much. (Luke 16:10.)

If you want more blessing in your life, more responsibility (example: a promotion), more friendships, or more of any other good thing… You must first have the discipline to do well with what God has already given you.

What Scripture Talks About Discipline?

There are countless Bible verses about discipline, as well as so many stories that allude to discipline being the main moral of the story.

For example, when Moses chose to follow his flesh by killing a man, instead of choosing discipline, he ended up living in the wilderness for years.

If you’re looking for scriptures to pray for discipline, definitely check out the ones linked in the paragraph above. Declare them over yourself by inserting “I” and “me” into them!

Who in the Bible Showed Discipline?

So many great people in the Bible showed discipline…

Because Noah chose the discipline to stay strong and follow God’s command to build the ark, the entire world was blessed.

Because Jesus chose discipline in literally everything He did, we have every single miracle story recorded in scripture.

Paul, Timothy, and Silas chose the discipline to continue preaching the Gospel, even when they were being persecuted.

Mary, the mother of Jesus, chose the discipline to raise the Son of God, who ended up dying for all of our sins.

Joseph, Jesus’ earthly father, chose the discipline to stay with Mary and help raise Jesus, even through persecution.

…. We could go on and on like this for days!

How Do I Ask God for Discipline?

The biggest thing to remember when coming to God for anything is that you don’t have to use big or fancy words for God to hear you or listen to you. He just wants your heart.

Literally saying the words “God, please give me discipline” is enough!

However, you will see that when you begin talking to God just like a friend in the room with you, your relationship with Him grows. You will begin trusting Him more and feeling His presence.

How Do You Pray for Self Control?

If this post encouraged you, you’ll also love this prayer for self improvement as you continue growing into the most Christ-like version of you!