Spiritual rehab
This week's verses are Hebrews 12:11-13 : Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it. Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees , and make straight paths for your feet , so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed. The apostle Paul is talking here about living a disciplined Christian lifestyle. Discipline can be things that are imposed on us by God for our edification, and it can be the measures we take for ourselves to keep from becoming morally and spiritually weak. He likens it to rehab for out of shape bodies or a kind of splint or brace to help the body heal, "so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed." We don't often think of our spiritual condition in terms of health, but it is as much a part of our well-being as our physical health. If we never exercise our bodies will deteriorate and become usele