How many of us accept the chastening of the Lord as being good for us?

Not many of us do. We complain and we blame everyone else for our afflictions, instead of examining ourselves to see what we are doing wrong. The Bible tells us, that, our afflictions do not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground, but comes from within us, from the evil desires that lurks within us, and our disobedience towards God, that, we conceive trouble which brings forth evil, and evil, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. My brothers and sisters in Christ, let us not plant what we don’t intend to reap. Let us therefore examine ourselves and return to the Lord, let us accept his chastening with love, and turn to him, so that he may teach us his statutes and show us how to walk in them and live. Praise the Lord!