I believe the goal of God’s discipline is to make Christ our “safe place” that
we automatically learn to run to in any situation, and the work of
discipline is carried out not only when we’re “being bad” but also
when we’re “being good.”

The proper teaching on discipline from the
New Testament STRENGTHENS our confidence in the Lord, shows us
His loving hand in every facet of our life, reveals His purpose and
Goals that are behind His dealings with us. As we learn to
appreciate His discipline, we will also find that we have a way to
know Him intimately and we will recognize His hand in our situations.
As we look back at our life we will recognize His hand and His
blessings and His dealing with us, and we will not feel that God is
merely “theoretically” known to us but we will truly feel that we are
beginning to know Him and taste His grace.