Today, I just want to ask some questions. You can pray, you can look up the references and ask God to illuminate them more. Or you can just answer the questions for yourself:
A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; a young mocker refuses to listen.
Proverbs 13:1Proverbs 13:1
English: Contemporary English Version (1999) - CEV
Wise Friends Make You Wise 13 1 Children with good sense accept correction from their parents, but stubborn children ignore it completely.
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Only a fool despises a parent’s discipline; whoever learns from correction is wise.
Proverbs 15:5Proverbs 15:5
English: Contemporary English Version (1999) - CEV
5 Don't be a fool and disobey your parents. Be smart! Accept correction.
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So you should realize that just as a parent disciplines a child, the LORD your God disciplines you to help you.
Deuteronomy 8:5Deuteronomy 8:5
English: Contemporary English Version (1999) - CEV
5 Ws So keep in mind that the Lord has been correcting you, just as parents correct their children.
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As a child, did you accept you parents’ discipline?
What is your relationship like with your parents? Could it be better? Are there issues that are unresolved? What would it take to resolve them? How often are these matters part of your habit of prayer?
If you have kids, how has your own childhood experience of discipline affected the way you discipline? How?
Which is easier, seeing Godly discipline as an example of how you should act as a parent/child? Or seeing your experiences of discipline as a way of understanding how God has acted in your life?
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