11   Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.   12   Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;   13   And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. ~ HEBREWS 12:11-13

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While correction is not fun, Paul describes the most beautiful result. It is like a flower unfolding. We receive correction because Christ is not preeminent. It is a way of bringing a focus that cleans the branches and allows them to be used. Didn’t Jesus say the branches were purged to bring forth more fruit. The result of that purging causes the hands and knees to “lift up”. It causes the feet to walk. It will even cause the lips to move, even as you “take no thought”. Why? So that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.