Do you love discipline?
“Whoso
loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”
“Whoever loves discipline loves
knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.”
Proverbs 12:1 (ESV)
This is a hard verse
to stomach, but it is truth and Scripture promises elsewhere that the truth
will set us free.
Do you love
discipline? Do you love what it produces in your life? I do. I love having a
disciplined day and learning how to be productive. But that doesn’t mean that I
am perfectly disciplined. However, I have learned through the correction of the
Lord that it is truly stupid to hate
correction in regards to discipline. Laying around all day and just “letting
life happen” or “fate decide” produces horrible fruit: failure, discouragement,
depression, loss of purpose and direction, and more. But when I heed the
corrections of the Lord and listen to the rebukes of the Lord; when I follow
the gentle, yet firm nudging of the Holy Spirit in my spirit, then comes
growth. O how I love learning more about God and the Kingdom! His corrections
are firm, but if I hate them, I miss out on so many blessings and the abundance
that is produced from the faithfulness to continue loving discipline.
Lord, may we all come to love Your
discipline, for Your ways are perfect and all things You turn into good for we
are those called according to Your purpose.
