Without discipline there is no peace

“‭For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems grievous and painful; but afterwards it yields a peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it [a harvest of fruit which consists in righteousness–in conformity to God’s will in purpose, thought, and action, resulting in right living and right standing with God].” We all know what happens to a child that has never been disciplined by the parents. The worst case scenario is they’ll end up in jail, on drugs, or dead. Discipline is the only thing that helps keep us out of future trouble. We go through training for new careers, or how to become anything that doesn’t come naturally. Without training, and discipline we would be more like the animals, reacting out of instinct, running amok without intelligence and understanding. No discipline seems pleasant at the time of execution, but it is for our own good. Discipline becomes our trainer, giving us the experience of handling trouble correctly. Handling trouble successfully means you’ve learned from your bad experiences. Discipline helps us ride the future waves of crisis, and the storms of life with the understanding things will work out for our good. We learn what not to do in the future based on what we shouldn’t have done in the past. Discipline cuts the learning curve in half. To be a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ is to be well acquainted with discipline. Keeping our flesh under control everyday is a discipline. Without discipline we’d be just like Satan and his crew, unruly and ready to kill, steal, and destroy if left unchecked. Without discipline there is no peace.