11 My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves,
as a father [a] the son he delights in.
Along with the joy of children comes the difficult task of training and discipline. So my 3-year-old daughter wasn’t too happy with me after being reprimanded for doing something she knew she shouldn’t have done. “Daddy, I’m bigger than you,” my little girl said to me with a noticeable edge in her voice. WHAT IN THE WORLD!? My wife and I just looked at each other and shook our heads. “If she only knew,” my wife said. Then she added, “We must look like this or worse to God, thinking we’re bigger than Him.”
So often we get upset with God for reprimanding/disciplining us. Some of us may be so bold as to shake our fist at God or tell Him that He promised us something when it was our own desire and not His. Thank God, that He is so patient with us.
God is GOD. No one can match Him. No one knows better than the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Yet in word, thought, or action we think we are bigger than God. The bottom line is whether we accept His authority in our lives or not.
At the end of the day, bedtime to be exact, my daughter feels secure in her daddy’s authority. Somehow she accepts that I want what’s best for her, even if she doesn’t fully understand it. 
Yet the big difference between our Heavenly Father and this earthly father is that He not only wants what’s best but He actually knows what is best for us. And better still, He has the power, the resources, the foresight, and the cooperation of angels and His people to pull it off. If we are open to Him, He might whisper counsel and encouragement through His Word, nature, other people, a radio program, a song, an inspirational movie or book, a devotional blog 
, or even children. He is not limited – just trust in His love, care, and wisdom even if you don’t understand it.
How big is your God and how big are you?
