We tend to look at someone with a slender, athletic build and think, “They must be really disciplined.” We also know we’re called to discipline our children, so what does discipline really mean anyway? When we discipline our children we apply appropriate consequences now in a way that helps a child choose correctly in the future. How is this different than punishment? Punishment is repaying someone for something they’ve done wrong. The root of punishment is retribution. This is the opposite of discipline. The root of discipline is love.
In Hebrews 12 we get a beautiful glimpse at how God disciplines us. God’s discipline to us is proof that He loves us. It’s the same with our children. We discipline them because we love them. Take a moment to read Hebrews 12:1-13 now. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A1-13 So what does disciplining with honor look like? Here are a few practical tools to assure you and I are disciplining with honor: •
Discipline is basically short-term pain for long-term gain. It’s not easy to discipline. In fact it takes personal discipline to discipline our children. God has uniquely created our children, and our desire should be to help them become the person God intends. We do that when we discipline with honor! As always, we welcome your feedback and prayer requests, so feel free to contact me with those at journeyland@journeycommunity.net.
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