Dear Saints, some children despise their chastening. They do not like it when their father gives them a strong word. Little ones do not like it when their father gives them a spanking.
But if you want obedient, well-mannered, strong, happy, content teenagers and young adults, it is necessary to bring a lot of discipline in the early years. That outward fatherly discipline develops inward individual discipline. It is sometimes difficult for men to find the right balance of hardness and mercy, often too harsh or too soft. Not so with God who is the perfect Father.
We are the children of God. Many of us suffer, even at His hand. He is the sovereign ruler and our father, the one who knows best what we need to be mature Christian men and women. His discipline of us proves that He is our Father. If He left us alone, we would have reason to worry. But He has not done so. Embrace the Lord’s Fatherly, good discipline as His beloved child. Practice this discipline of faith.
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