I looked up the meaning of discipline, and here is a few I thought were really good.... .
“The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.” (Yes it hurts, but at least you know He hasn’t given up on you.)----“Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement.” “Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training.”
Who loves their child more, the parent that lets their child do as they please, or the one who corrects and trains them to learn right from wrong? Hebrews 12: 5-11 “ Do not make light of the Lords discipline….the Lord disciplines those He loves….No discipline seems pleasant at the time but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
Discipline is a sign of DEEP LOVE! We may not feel like it is when we’re growing up, but as you get older you will appreciate every punishment, and every training routine that produced the person you are. Maybe you come from parents that gave up on you. God NEVER will. It may be hard for you to comprehend, but He will find you no matter where you are, and He loves you no matter what state you’re in. From a potty training child to adulthood, He sees so much more in us than we will ever see in ourselves.
“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” (Proverbs 22: 6) Training someone is not forcing anything upon them. We are all responsible for our own choices. The lessons growing up are not easy, but the lessons of parenting are not easy either. Through many mistakes I made as a parent in disciplining my girls, I’ve learned that when they get older and know the Truth, there is a time to let go and realize that they are God’s before they were a gift entrusted to me. God never forces Himself and His ways upon anyone. He trains us along the way, and training comes with discipline.
When I was a personal trainer I worked for a gym that trusted me, knowing I was certified in this profession. I was able to design a routine that was personally designed for the benefits of each individual. Not many people are disciplined to eat right and exercise, so they make a choice to hire a personal trainer to push them, to help them improve in better behaviors. They know in the long run it is better to live a disciplined life style than to do as they please. As a trainer, I took my profession very seriously. I wanted the best for my clients health and hoped that they would apply everything I taught them in their life when they stopped their training with me. I taught them the truth of proper eating habits combined with exercise. There is a lot of false teachings out there, (quick fixes) that are harmful.
2 Timothy 3:16 “All scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” God’s word is truth. It is our standard for testing everything else that claims to be true. It helps us to recognize false teaching, and is our source of knowledge on how we should live.
There is no one who knows us better than God, and the training will never end while we are here. There’s no Personal Trainer better than Jesus, if you know what I mean. If you don’t, then you are truly missing the best relationship of your life. He loves us so much, and took His mission so seriously, that He died for all of our sins. He won’t force Himself in our lives, we have to make that choice.
Everything our heavenly Father teaches us from His word is for our own good and also to equip us to do good. It will help us to raise our families in truth and how to do Christ’s work in the world. God never gives up on us, so we should never give up on the work we are given to do.
Joel 1: 3 “Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.” I guess you could see how important this is to God. He urges us to pass our lessons of life on. This is a great gift to the younger generation, to help them avoid our mistakes and repeat our successes.
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Kim
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