Thank you, Lord, that you care enough to discipline me.

What strikes me now is that in the many ways Mother built our relationship, she illustrated the way God deals with us as children. God knows and loves us completely. As was true of Mother, God loves us when he corrects us.  

~~Ruth Bell Graham 

This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.

As any mother knows, discipline is one of the toughest aspects of love. Although seldom appreciated when administered, discipline is the seed that produces the flower of good character. Rare is the person of integrity who hasn’t experienced discipline of some sort. It is an important teaching tool.

When it comes to discipline, God is the expert. He can’t be persuaded or sweet-talked out of correcting his children. If discipline is called for, he patiently measures it out and persists until his children learn the lessons they were meant to learn. He endures the grumbling or sullen anger his correction sometimes inspires, knowing the good that will result I only his child will listen and learn.

God loves us when he corrects us. If he didn’t care, he wouldn’t bother He wants us to be the very best we can be—and sometimes we just need a little help along the way.

Prayer for Meditation

Thank you, Lord, that you care enough to discipline me.

Scripture for Meditation

My child, don’t reject the LORD’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you. For the LORD corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights. Proverbs 3:11-12

Music for Meditation

Knees to Earth

 

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