Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 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? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? 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.
Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. (Hebrews 12:3-13 ESV)
Are you ready to give up?
Throw in the towel?
I understand. I really do understand. It seems like everything you are doing is hurting and not helping your struggles. You see your loved ones doing more than their fair share of the work and you fell like everyone is catering to you. Like you are letting those same loved ones down…
But listen to the words guoted here in Hebrews from Proverbs 3:11-12 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. Did you hear that? Did you see what you were called?
My son… My daughter… My chosen one. You are mine and the things I do for you are for your betterment. How many of us as parents would love to give our children everything they ask for? And do all of their laundry and chores, so they can play and be kids? We would love to allow our children to do what ever they want, but good parents know that saying no is the best thing for their kids, and denying some of their wants is helping them more than hurting them. We are helping to shape them into constructive active participants in this thing we call life, and that is exactly what God is doing for each of us.
We sometimes have to go through those periods of not understanding and not getting what we want, of looking and wondering, but never wondering if God is there or does He care. He loves us and claims us as His own…
My child you are my beloved, and I have claimed you as my own, know that the reproof and testing you are undergoing is for your betterment, and to prepare you for things that are to come. I have never and will never leave you or forsake you. Trust in me and do not grow weary in your path ahead.
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