Kingdom X and the Four Daily Disciplines

Kingdom X and the Four Daily Disciplines

As I reflect back on last evening, I am deeply grateful for the community I get to walk with each week in Kingdom Excellence, or Kingdom X. It is a virtual space made up mostly of men, with a few women, all committed to anchoring our lives in identity, discipline, and purpose rooted in Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of Heaven.

What stood out most to me is the reminder that identity itself is a discipline. It is not something we discover once and move on from. It is something we must reorient ourselves to daily. Identity is the foundation. Everything flows from who we believe we are.

Rob, who leads the group but walks alongside us rather than above us, emphasized four daily disciplines that must be practiced whether anyone is watching or not. These disciplines are not about earning favor. They are about alignment. Vision. Direction. Obedience.

Physical Discipline

Our body is the temple. Scripture tells us the Holy Spirit resides within us, and that alone changes how we view physical discipline. Our body is the vehicle through which we move in this world. We are called to honor it, steward it, and discipline it.

If we pursue comfort, laziness, or slothfulness, that pursuit shows up physically. The body seeks ease. It wants to sleep in. It wants comfort food. It wants to avoid adversity. Discipline is how we take authority back. Lifting weights. Stretching. Exercising. Eating well. Making choices that move us toward strength instead of decay.

We become what we pursue.

Spiritual Discipline

We are spiritual beings. The spirit must be fed. That requires silence. Stillness. Time in the Word. Listening.

Seeking the Kingdom of God does not happen accidentally. It is intentional. Reading Scripture. Studying. Meditating. Allowing God to speak rather than filling every quiet moment with noise.

The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and wisdom grows when we create space to receive it.

Mental Discipline

Scripture tells us we are transformed by the renewing of our mind. That is not a one time event. It is daily.

An undisciplined mind accomplishes nothing. We must guard what we feed it. Television. Music. Social media. Conversations. The people we surround ourselves with. All of it shapes our thinking.

Mental discipline means reading. Studying. Listening to things that sharpen us and move us toward truth. Awareness begins here.

Identity Discipline

This is the anchor.

Who I am, not what I do.

The world often asks what you do because it wants to measure value by productivity. But our value is rooted in identity. I write this in my journal every day. My value comes from who I am, not what I do.

I teach this to Bella Love because I want her to know that I value who she is in Jesus Christ, not her talents. Her talents are gifts meant to bring God glory, but they are not the source of her worth.

I affirm daily who I am. A holy and righteous son of God. A man of reverence, sincerity, gentleness, and support.

Reverence is the highest form of respect and love.

Sincerity is honesty and genuineness.

Gentleness is kindness through the eyes of forgiveness.

Support is servant leadership. A humble heart that shows up for others.

Counting the Cost

Greatness has a price tag. Everyone wants the fruit, but not everyone wants the process. The planting. The waiting. The cultivating. The endurance.

We will face hardship. We will walk through fire. Pain is preparation. A small seed carries everything it needs within it.

We must ask ourselves hard questions.

Is this choice helping me or hurting me

Is this decision moving me closer to the vision God has given me

True greatness begins with God dreams, not my ambitions. Jeremiah 29:11 reminds us that God’s plans are for hope and a future.

Nothing can stop us except ourselves.

We are sent. Just as God sent Jesus, He sends us. Our lives are rescue missions. Obedience is the way of life.

Routines reveal priorities.

Faith moves. It is not passive.

God takes broken pieces and turns them into masterpieces.

Some people put a period where God put a comma.

God is not done with our story.

So the question becomes

What did you send me here to do

We get the vision. We audit the cost. We ask what has to change. What has to stop. What has to increase. Then we plant the right seeds in the right soil and trust God with the harvest.

Let’s finish 2025 strong, because how we exit is how we enter what’s next.