Why Resisting Correction Hardens Your Heart I was twelve years old when I learned a lesson I have never forgotten. My father called me into his room. I had done something wrong. Nothing catastrophic. But wrong. I stood there, shifting my weight, waiting for the storm. But there was no storm. He sat me down. He spoke quietly. He explained what I had done and why it mattered. And then he said something I did not understand at the time. He said, "I am correcting you because I love you. If I did not care, I would let you destroy yourself." I nodded. I said, "Yes, sir." But inside, I was annoyed. I thought he was overreacting. I thought he did not understand. I was a child. Children do not always see the love behind the discipline. I am older now. I have learned that my father was right. And I have learned something else. The same thing is true of God. The Father Who Disciplines Hebrews 12:5-11 is one of the most important passages on correction in the Bible. It says: ...