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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

When God Disciplines You, You Discipline Yourself (Hebrews 12:1-13)

"No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however..."
(Heb 12:11).


Overview: What do you do when you are disciplined? 3 verbs + a few more:
  1. FIX (Heb 12:1-3), "throw off," "run" (Heb 12:1) and "consider" (Heb 12:3).
  2. ENDURE (Heb 12:4-10).
  3. WAIT (Heb 12:11-13), "strengthen" (Heb 12:12), and "make level paths" (Heb 12:13).
Caveat: If the discipline is tolerable, bearable, not too bad, and not too painful, it's NOT discipline.