The apostle Paul was being realistic when he wrote: “No discipline seems for the present to be joyous, but it is painful. ”
(‏ عب ١٢ :‏ ١١‏ )‏ فَإِذَا كُنَّا نُحِبُّ يَهْوَهَ ،‏ فَلْنَحْذَرْ لِئَلَّا نَتَعَالَى عَلَى مَشُورَتِهِ أَوْ نَسْتَاءَ مِنْهَا .‏