Deuteronomy 8:5
Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the LORD your God disciplines you.
A father disciplines his son in order to teach him, train him and show him a better way. Discipline assumes that children don't know what's best because all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. This come pre-loaded, not in post-production. It also requires the father to be disciplined, organized and committed. Discipline administered intermittently is not discipline, but haphazard punishment masquerading as discipline.
God is disciplined and He disciplines those He loves by training, teaching and showing them a better way than they would choose for themselves. God is a better father than earthly fathers, but He is not less of a father than they are. Know this in your heart, remind yourself of this: God disciplines because He loves.
Only a deadbeat dad would fail to be there for his kids.
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