Still Working Update
12 Jun 2010 2 Comments
in God
My very wise daughter, Holly, taught me something today…
She commented on my post “Still Working”. Here is her comment.
The foundational roots of discipline are teaching/ learning. The term speaks directly towards your processes. You should use it. Discipline is special and full of love. (The “harsh” discipline you are referring to is not actually discipline at all.)
Amen! Isn’t it just like God to help us learn new things from our own children. He is good all the time. Time to clean house in the mind again and lose all the incorrect images of “discipline”.
After all God designed discipline for our good.
Gotta run for now and practice some Spiritual DISCIPLINES.
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Heather - on the Road
Jun 12, 2010 @ 13:30:06
Amen, Holly! Way to go!
Cindy – she is so right! You were cleaning house all week – now you are right, it’s time for some of that house cleaning in your mind. I need some of the same… though probably in different areas (at least right now) than yours.
Love you so much!
Keep on cleaning – don’t give up… as hard as it is sometimes, as you have always said, the end result is so worth it.
(I’m telling you, but telling myself the same as well…)
Heather
Floyd
Jun 13, 2010 @ 11:03:56
Cindy, that was good. I too have had a real negative reaction to discipline because of how it was used when I was growing up. What has really helped me over the years was when I learned that discipline and disciple both come from the same idea. That means that true discipline is just experiencing being a disciple, and most people don’t have a big problem with that idea if they are serious about wanting to follow Jesus.