No Discipline Feels Good… But It Grows Good

 

Scripture:

 

“No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.”

— Epistle to the Hebrews 12:11 (CSB)

 

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Reflection:

 

Let’s be honest—discipline rarely feels good in the moment.

• Waking up early when your body wants sleep.

• Saying no when your flesh wants yes.

• Holding your tongue when you want to fire back.

• Staying committed when quitting would be easier.

 

Painful? Yes.

Pointless? Never.

 

The writer of Hebrews doesn’t sugarcoat it. Discipline hurts. But it produces something that comfort never can—growth, maturity, and righteousness.

 

Comfort keeps us where we are.

Correction moves us where we’re meant to be.

 

God’s discipline isn’t punishment—it’s preparation. He’s not trying to break you. He’s shaping you. Training you. Strengthening you for the calling on your life.

 

And here’s the key:

It only produces fruit “for those who have been trained by it.”

 

That means we can either resist it…

Or allow it to refine us.

 

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Encouragement:

 

If this season feels stretching, refining, or uncomfortable, don’t run from it.

 

Lean into it.

 

The discipline you’re walking through today is growing something in you that will bless your tomorrow. 

 

Stay faithful. Stay steady.

The fruit is coming.

 

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-Rev Carlos Figueroa

TheFreeBible.Org