This little letter to the church in Ephesus is loaded with both praise and criticism. Jesus commends their hard work, patient endurance, love of truth, and suffering. But, they had lost their first love Jesus and for each other.
How do you learn discipline? Hebrews 12:4 tells us God loves us too much to let us idly drift through life. He will discipline us to accomplish His goal in our lives. The discipline is not done in anger but in our best interest.