“Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise…” Ephesians 5:15

There is an irony in our heading for these meditations. How can we “love” discipline? Isn’t it always painful, for a season at least? Don’t we really love pleasure, relaxation, and being “laid back”? Who wants the discipline of a diet, going to the gym, or enduring Marine boot camp? Yet our proverb for this little series speaks directly to this. Consider: