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Is 55:8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

God's Perspective?
DISCIPLINE IS GOOD.

Ro 8:26
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

"What Is Biblical Discipline?" - Blog from 3/3/23
The Bible speaks of discipline in a much grander and profitable way. Discipline in the Bible always presents itself with a clear line of sight to the intended outcome. In other words, unlike our fleshly tendency to think primarily about the pain and suffering associated with discipline, in the Bible it is always presented as a vehicle and/or catalyst to spiritual growth.

Learning to Love Discipline
As believers, trusting in our God and Savior, we would be wise to EMBRACE God's various forms of discipline in our lives. Pr 3:5, 1Co 10:13

Don't We Want to Become Like Christ??
Yes, but we don't want to pay the price. We don't want to give Him our time, even. The flesh must suffer if we want to grow up into His Spirit and experience His peace and love and forgiveness.

Learning to Love Discipline
We should learn to love discipline because of the good fruit that results; both for our benefit and to God's glory.

Lk 23:33-34a
And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."

Eternal Rewards
Love for God should be our primary motivation.
But as we're going through various kinds of pain and suffering, God purposefully gives us hope of eternal blessings; blessings that stagger the human imagination, to help us (we're weak, remember) endure sufferings with faith and joy, even. Ac 5:40-42, 1Co 2:9-10

Eternal Rewards
If you think about it, looking towards the eternal reward is us living by faith.... we are literally trusting God that His rewards will be there in the next life, and therefore we accept the sufferings  and losses we go through for His Name, by faith.

The Good Fruit of Discipline
Think of the verses in the Bible about going through suffering and trials and notice they have a good result or blessing that's promised afterwards! (Good fruit!) 1Pe 1:7,4:13-14, Jas 1:12, Rev 2:8

The Good Fruit of Discipline
A tree must go through times of patient growth, difficult storms, and painful pruning by the Gardener, BEFORE it produces such wonderful fruits. But it's all worth it, especially the eternal fruits that we'll enjoy forever with our Lord and Savior.

"What Is Biblical Discipline?" - Blog from 3/3/23
The point is that God’s discipline is for sanctification’s sake, so that His children become disciplined (like athletes) in His ways. That’s what holiness is, fundamentally, after all – we are set aside for God’s purposes.

Learn to Love Discipline
It's for our own ultimate good and for the eternal glory of God.

"Trust the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding" (Pr 3:5)