"You haven't yet resisted to the point of bleeding for it. And have you forgotten what Scripture says to you as children?
'My child, don't take the Lord's discipline lightly. Don't lose heart when he corrects you. Because the Lord disciplines the ones he loves — and he corrects every child he accepts.'
Endure what you're going through as discipline. God is treating you as his children. What kind of father never disciplines his kids? If you've never experienced correction — something everyone who truly belongs goes through — then you're not really part of the family.
Think about it — we had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and truly live? Our earthly fathers did their best for a short time. But God disciplines us for our genuine good — so that we can share in his holiness.
No discipline feels good in the moment. It's painful. But later — for those who've been trained by it — it produces the peaceful fruit of righteousness."