Discipline
Only through discipline may a man learn to be free. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
Americans value their freedom above just about anything else. “I can do anything I want to; nobody can tell me otherwise” seems to be the common attitude among many freedom-loving people. Yet, unless there are boundaries, chaos can result when everyone “does whatever seems right in their own eyes” (see Judges 21:25). Knowing and obeying limits is a key to real freedom.
No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. (Hebrews 12:11)