God desires a relationship with you. Yes, you. He loves you. He wants to have quality and quantity time with you. Just as a beloved friend desires to speak with you daily, so does He. God says "Come and talk with me." To many people think of prayer as a religious duty. For some reason... Continue Reading →
The one aspect of discipline that I often fail to think about it that God teaches me with instructions. Instructions give knowledge, and knowledge builds relationships. And God's instruction also brings me relief from troubled times. Personally I like instruction, I like to know the rules and what is expected. I love policy because it... Continue Reading →
We are called to live a live of discipline in our enthusiasm in working and serving. The Bible says that whatever we do, it should be done unto the Lord (Colossians 3:23). This scripture further challenges us to do it enthusiastically. The world is watching us. We lose our edge, and they notice it. They... Continue Reading →
It's easy to read this scripture and think, we don't have slaves anymore and read right over it. The word whether means whichever one of the two. It is often used in comparison. Comparison is a deadly thing when it comes to discipline. We are each will be rewarded based on the good we are called to... Continue Reading →
I have read somewhere that the rod was engraved with the family name and represented the authority of the entire family line. It was the idea of disappointing or shaming the family that held the discipline. As I read this scripture, usually my mind goes to the physical discipline of a child, today I had... Continue Reading →
We are saved by grace, not by works. My pastor recently made a comment that just really drove home this scripture. He said "Faith makes possible what grace makes available." Everything that we need is available through the grace of God in Christ Jesus. But the works of our faith appropriate what Christ died for... Continue Reading →
I remember the night I took this picture. My granddaughter had intentionally disobeyed papa. The discipline wasn't physically painful, but it sure was on my heart as she would turn and look at me with pleading, tear filled eyes. She thought the world had ended when she was told by papa to get in the... Continue Reading →
Discipline is both a verb and a noun. Parents discipline their children. Children learn good discipline. Our Heavenly Father disciplines us, but it is up to us to submit to the discipline. Submitting to discipline means that we learn a lesson from the discipline that God gives us. We often try to circumvent this process. This... Continue Reading →
As I read this scripture I immediately thought "the writer certainly never saw the 20th century parenting in America. There are so many children who live without discipline. Parents are busy being the friends of their children, or busy with their own lives instead of being the parent. Society has said it is not okay to... Continue Reading →
As children we often look at discipline as anything but love. We see it as a negative punishment forced on us for disobedience. Whether it is having something taken away or a physical punishment, we think it is done in torture or pure hatred for our individual freedom and self-expression. In the spiritual, God disciplines... Continue Reading →
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