AO: the-farm
Q: Pew-pew
PAX: Aladdin, Einstein
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP: the usual
THE THANG: 90 raised merkins on the parking blocks, 90 squats, 90 calf raises, 90 dips, 90 big boys, 90 pull ups
MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
—Hebrews 12:5
When I was young, I always acted as if I hated discipline. It was part of the game. Most of the time, I didn’t want the discipline. Sometimes, however, I “acted out” to get my parent’s attention. Discipline was their way of getting mine! Now that I am older, I am so thankful that my parents loved me enough to discipline me firmly, to guide me lovingly, and to encourage me repeatedly. Their discipline and training have given me so many blessings and helped me understand what God is doing in my life. I need to recognize and appreciate the Lord’s discipline in my life for similar reasons! The lack of love is not hate but indifference. The opposite of concern is an unwillingness to discipline. Thank God he loves and knows us enough to be involved in our lives and discipline us toward Jesus and heaven.
As fathers – and leaders of our families and in our lives – we need to remember that discipline can be difficult sometimes to administer, but it is a blessing to those receiving it, done right. And we also need to accept it from God and those who offer it to us.
