Maraming humahanga kay Stephen Curry sa kanyang shooting ability. Sabi ng ilan, siya ay gifted shooter. Gifted as in what? As in wala siyang ginagawang anuman dahil meron siyang gift of shooting? Weird idea. Ang hindi alam ng marami si Stephen Curry ay nagpapractice na magshoot everyday. Kapag off ang NBA season Stephen is doing at least 500 shots everyday at during NBA season kelangan niyang magshoot ng 250-300 shots a day. No wonder that “many players and analysts have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history.” (www.bleacherreport.com)
Dahil sa training na ginagawa niya everyday parang normal na lang sa kanya ang maka-score whenever he releases the ball from his hand. Pero hindi mangyayari yun kung walang siyang ganung training o discipline na ginagawa everyday.
Pero ano ba ang “discipline” o “training” sa context ng Kingdom training? According to Dallas Willard “A discipline is an activity within our power that enables us to accomplish what we cannot do by direct effort.” Ibig sabihin, kung hindi mo kayang pigilan ang pagiging mainitin ng ulo mo o kaya ay di mo kayang ibigin ang iyong kaaway, huwag mong pilitin na gawin ang mga yun dahil hindi mo talaga DIREKTANG magagawa because your “spiritual muscles” are not yet conditioned to accomplish those. Be patient with yourself for the meantime. Pero you can do activities (the disciplines) within your power or ability na tutulong sa ‘yo para magawa mo ang hindi mo kayang direktang gawin. At kapag lagi mong ginagawa ang mga disciplines na ito, nakukundisyon ang “spiritual muscles” mo so that you can now easily and routinely accomplish what you previously cannot do by direct effort.
Ang mga athlete o mga basketball player ay masusing kinukundisyon ang lahat ng parte ng kanilang katawan sa training para magawa nilang maglaro ng mahusay pagdating ng actual game. Yan ang dahilan kung bakit kapag hindi nagpractice o nagtraining ang isang player s/he is not allowed by his/her coach to enter the game court during the actual game. Dahil magkakalat lang ang player na yun. So, training is very important. Ganun din sa spiritual life. You cannot experience or you cannot enter the court of the genuinely good, godly, and beautiful life without Kingdom training. Hindi mo mararanasan ang buhay na nilaan ni God para sa ‘yo kung walang spiritual disciplines. And one of the most essential spiritual disciplines in the Kingdom is solitude. Without the discipline of solitude, the other disciplines will become less effective.
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