“Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? If you are not disciplined – and everyone undergoes discipline – then you are not legitimate sons and daughters at all. Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected the for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness” (Hebrews 12:7-10).
Perfect.
Flawless.
Sinless.
Omniscient.
Omnipotent.
Do these words describe you? There is not a single human being on planet earth that can claim these words for themselves. Would you agree?
What this means is that the nearer we get to God, the more we get to know who God is, the more God corrects, disciplines, and challenges us. You know why?
Remember those words at the top? Perfect, flawless, sinless, omniscient, omnipotent – all those words describe God. And because God loves us and desires that we become more like God the more we know God, God will correct, discipline, and challenge us to change and grow.
So, be really careful if your god never disagrees with you. That’s a real problem. Because, at that point, you don’t believe in God, you believe in a figment of your own creation. And if that’s who your god is, that’s a scary world for everyone else.
God loves you. That’s why God corrects, disciplines, and challenges you.
Thank God for Godly discipline and correction!
Praxis: Faith in Action 