Psalm 6: 1-3, "O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am faint; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in anguish. How long, O Lord, how long?"
Discipline blows. I don't care if you're a petulant toddler, a wily teenager or an adult. No one signs up for discipline because it's going to be fun. Even if you've walked through discipline many times and KNOW that with each time, you've come out of the fire refined...it is NEVER fun while you're in the midst. Perhaps it hurts so much because we know we've grieved God. Man, I remember as a kid being lectured by my dad. There were times when I seriously thought, "Couldya just spank me and it's a one and done rather than enduring the hurt and pain of his disappointment...again?"
Our physical suffering often leads to our spiritual suffering...your soul just HURTS. Wiersbe commented, "...I've learned that sickness and pain either make us better or bitter, and the difference is FAITH." As much as discipline is NO BUENO, it is pretty unavoidable. I know, for me, if I'm going to experience it either because of my poor choices or for my own good, I would rather walk through it with a merciful God who loves me despite all my junk. I choose better!
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