In Hebrews 12, we discuss running the race with endurance while "looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross". As for us, Hebrews 12:4 "In your struggle against sin you have not resisted to the point of shedding your blood." Because we are daughters and sons of God, the Father disciplines us, not as punishment but Heb 12:10-11 "that we may share his holiness." "For the moment all disciplne seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness."