God corrects us and it is hard but He has a good purpose in mind
BibleSPaoloFol188vFrontProv (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) “Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.” ( Job 5:17 ) One of the fascinating paradoxes of Scripture (and of human life) is the oft-repeated principle that true parental love requires appropriate chastening, and chastening rightly received generates blessing and happiness. “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes” ( Proverbs 13:24 ). This is effective child psychology , assuming that the chastening is remedial rather than vindictive and is applied in love rather than anger. But the main teaching of such passages goes beyond parental child-training methods to the grand theme of God’s spiritual training of His children for eternity. This thought is often expressed in the Psalms (94:12, etc.), but it is especially clear in the Proverbs . “My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correcti