And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.The Lord also said in Deuteronomy 8:2-6 about leading us into the wilderness:
And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Your clothing did not wear out on you and your foot did not swell these forty years. Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the Lord your God disciplines you. So you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him.There are a few things I need to do:
- I need to be reminded that the Lord never leaves me or forsakes me during this time. Hebrews 13:5,6
- I need to find ways to have joy in the midst of these trials and to receive the joy of the Lord. James 1:2-4, Philippians 4:4,5, Nehemiah 8:10
- I need to pray and think rightly. Philippians 4:6-9, 2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV
- I need to find a friend to pray with me and encourage me. James 5:16, Romans 15:14 AMP
Duane Sheriff
- Storms of Life
- Freedom From Fear, Worry, Anxiety, & Stress
- Fear Not
- Breaking Out Of Ruts
- Praise And Worship 1
- Praise And Worship 2
- Fear & Anxiety
- Suffering
- Job: When the Righteous Suffer
- Suffering of Christ and the Sovereignty of God
- The Fiery Trial, Part 1
- The Fiery Trial, Part 2
- Comfort for Troubled Hearts
- God's Purpose in Our Pain
- How God Uses Suffering, Part 1
- How God Uses Suffering, Part 2
- How to Face Trials Patiently
- Paul Identifies with Suffering Believers
- When Bad Things Happen to God's People
- Standing Firm in Unstable Times

































































