Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent. — Revelation 3:19

The Lord's discipline isn't a sign that He's against you — it's proof that He's for you. He rebukes and chastens those He loves, treating you as a Son, not a stranger. Like a Father who won't let his child run into danger, God's correction is His mercy in action. He doesn't afflict willingly, and He remembers that you are but dust. So when the refining comes, don't despise it—it's the hand of a Father who loves you too much to leave you as you are.