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Just Trust Me!
Sometimes I want to sit Asher down and say, “Look. I love you. I want the absolute best for you. I want you to have fun and good things. I am not holding out on you or trying to wreck your enjoyment of life. I know things you don’t know. Trust me. My rules aren’t meant to be burdensome but are there for your good. Obey me and your life will be the best it can be.”
And then I think God wants to sit me down and say that same thing to me.
So we discipline our kids and God disciplines us and we all learn our lessons. There is just no guarantee on when we will see results. The good news though is that no matter how long it takes, there will be fruit.
“And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? ‘My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.’ It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? … For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” ~Hebrews 12:5-7, 10-11
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