Wednesday, May 13, 2026 • Today's Principle: Discipline

Today's episode uses the pattern of pardoned corrupt officials to expose a formation failure, not a political one. Men who abuse public power were never disciplined in private. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 9 and Proverbs 25, Carlos argues that self-mastery isn't optional equipment for a man with responsibility — it's the foundation everything else stands on. The charge: name the one area of your life where you've been making the easy choice, and make the hard one today.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:25-27; Proverbs 25:28

Today's Charge: Identify the one area where you've been choosing comfort over discipline and make the hard choice today — because your son is watching, and your character is being formed whether you're intentional about it or not.

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Today's Discipline chapter reference: Ch 4 — Discipline as Formation