Hebrews 12:5-11 ~ And have you forgotten the exortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discpline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Contrary to popular belief, discipline is a very good thing. No, it's not fun... but it's for our own good. I know I sound like a parent but it really is true. When you did something wrong did your parent(s) spank you? Was it fun? Of course it wasn't! But later you were thankful right? You still love your parents and you probably respect them more. So, what do we do when God "spanks" us? You're probably wondering how in the world I came up with that... just wait... I'm getting there:). Seriously think about it. We are God's children more than we are our earthly parents children. So how does God discipline? Well, I think that the major way He disciplines us is when we do wrong. I mean if you argue with your parents and you stomp away mad are you just gonna get away with that? Probably not. You're probably going to apologize (whether you're forced to or not). What about when you stomp away mad from God? When God throws something your way that you don't like. What do you do? What about when you do something wrong and don't make it right? You're going to be punished. ALL sin has consequences. God doesn't punish us because He gets mad at us. He punishes us because He loves us and He wants to help us do right. So, next time you get in trouble or something doesn't go your way make sure your attitude is right. Because we all know responding correctly is a whole lot easier than apologizing;).
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