Proverbs 12: 1-2
1 To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction
This is probably one of the most difficult, yet accurate verses in the bible. It sounds so silly to love discipline. I don’t know if I’ve ever met anyone that could say that they love discipline. Discipline is hard, and there is no getting around it, but with correction and discipline come knowledge. In order to learn well, we must make mistakes. In fact, it is inevitable that we will make mistakes. The guidance that comes after we mess up is the key to keeping us from messing up again. Obviously, we will mess up again at some point, but we will have a better understanding of what not to do, and that will make a difference. So yes, discipline is hard and it isn’t always fun, but to love discipline is to love to learn.
2 The Lord approves of those who are good, but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
When we decide that it is better to learn to love discipline than to try and figure life out on our own, we begin the journey to choosing the good over the wicked. When we learn more about how God sees the world and how he wants us to live in the world, then we will have an understanding of what is good and what is evil. God will approve the good and their willingness to learn and to serve. He will condemn the wicked who choose not to be disciplined and who take matters into their own hands.