A disciplined person is someone who can do the right thing at the right time in the right way with the right spirit.
Notice what a disciplined person is not. A disciplined person is not simply someone who exercises many disciplines. A disciplined person is not a highly systematic, rigidly scheduled, chart-making, gold-star-loving early riser. The Pharisees were rigid and organized, but they were not disciplined persons in the sense required by true discipleship.
Disciplined people can do what is called for at any given moment. They can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
This definition applies to artists and athletes and astronauts as well as to followers of Jesus. A disciplined follower of Jesus -- a "disciple" -- is not someone who has "mastered the disciplines" and never misses a daily regimen of spiritual exercises. A disciplined follower of Jesus is someone who discerns when laughter, gentleness, silence, healing words, or prophetic indignation is called for, and offers it promptly, effectively, and lovingly.
-- John Ortberg in The Life You've Always Wanted
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