{"id":3414,"date":"2021-03-06T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3414"},"modified":"2021-02-20T11:19:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T16:19:46","slug":"discipline-will-make-you-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/03\/06\/discipline-will-make-you-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Discipline Will Make You Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3.6.21-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3415\" width=\"356\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3.6.21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3.6.21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3.6.21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3.6.21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3.6.21-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Numbers%207&amp;version=GW\">Numbers 7 GW<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2099&amp;version=GW\">Psalms 99 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staying on course requires discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God\u2019s forgiveness doesn\u2019t mean He won\u2019t discipline.&nbsp; Correction is necessary if we want to experience life change.&nbsp; \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/what-is-a-teachable-moment-2081657\">Teachable moments<\/a>:\u201d are <em>an event or experience that presents a good opportunity to learn something about a particular aspect of life.<\/em><em> <\/em>God knows how to use discipline in our life to help us learn something He\u2019s trying to teach us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a tennis coach, the lessons taught are applicable on the court or off.&nbsp; For instance, when we\u2019re playing a point-based drill and a student makes an incorrect line call, it\u2019s a teachable moment.&nbsp; I have an opportunity to coach the students on how to handle conflict.&nbsp; Whether the wrong call was deliberate or not, it needs addressing.&nbsp; God understands the same about us.&nbsp; Whether the sin was intentional or not, He handles it with discipline.&nbsp; We\u2019re better for the correction.&nbsp; God has taught us a new aspect of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>God disciplines with love.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beauty of God\u2019s discipline is the grace He uses.&nbsp; Accepting His love when I know I\u2019ve wronged Him is difficult for me.&nbsp; Yet God still pours His affection into my life, despite my flaws.&nbsp; When He disciplines, I know it\u2019s because He loves me and is trying to teach me.&nbsp; Tough love means accepting correction in our lives.&nbsp; Becoming more like Christ requires God\u2019s authority; without His course modifications, we\u2019ll lose our way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God does forgive, and He does discipline.\u00a0 But His correction is always done with love.\u00a0 God\u2019s purpose is to help you on your journey of becoming more like Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. Learn how I used prayer to control my emotions and develop healthier relationships in my life. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, how I love You.&nbsp; Thank You for loving us first.&nbsp; In Your mercy, forgive our sins. Correct us when we are heading in the wrong direction.&nbsp; Discipline us so we can become more like Christ.&nbsp; Shower us with Your grace as we accept Your authority in our lives.&nbsp; Understanding our actions have consequences is difficult sometimes.&nbsp; Thank You for disciplining us with Your grace.&nbsp; Give us a heart of acceptance as we receive Your correction.&nbsp; Without You, we can\u2019t become.&nbsp; IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How has God disciplined you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 minute read. Daily Reading: Numbers 7 GW; Psalms 99 GW Staying on course requires discipline. God\u2019s forgiveness doesn\u2019t mean He won\u2019t discipline.&nbsp; Correction is necessary if we want to experience life change.&nbsp; \u201cTeachable moments:\u201d are an event or experience that presents a good opportunity to learn something about a particular aspect of life. God&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/03\/06\/discipline-will-make-you-grow\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Discipline Will Make You Grow<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3416,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3414\/revisions\/3416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}