A pastor argues that personal discipline alone isn't enough. You need external voices of instruction and correction, like a mentor or spiritual leader, to keep you from mortgaging your future. God trusts people more when they have that backup structure in place.
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God won't trust you because of your discipline. He trusts you because of your structure. There are days your discipline can't keep you, but your structure will. Let me tell you what that means. Your discipline is powerful and is important, but your structure is the most— is the surest backup plan. For instance, personal discipline, you can have revelation that this is my life. And then I know it's one man, one wife. Structure is that there's a pastor that can knock you on the head when the head is going inside, that what are you talking about? You say your wife is not fine again? Come and sit down here. That's structure. God will trust you more for that structure, and he will commit more things in your hand. You've got to be wired with voice of instruction so you don't mortgage your future. You won't mortgage it.