Consequences That Cleanse

Consequences That Cleanse

After failing to live up to expectations and then finishing with a 2–14 record in the 2013 season, Coach Gary Kubiak was fired as the Houston Texans head coach. Kubiak was known as a player’s coach, and there were reports that Kubiak had lost the locker room because of a lack of discipline.

When the Texans went out to replace Coach Kubiak, they looked for a “disciplinarian” who would hold players accountable. Because the Texans wanted a culture change, they turned to Bill O’Brien, the man known for chewing out future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady when he was Brady’s offensive coordinator in New England. O’Brien’s strict coaching style gave the Texans hope for a better record.

Are you having the same struggles over and over with your children and those under your responsibility? Do you feel like there’s a divisive culture in the team that you lead? If so, I want to challenge you to embrace that conflict that will lead to consequences that will cleanse. Many a supervisor or even a parent is afraid of confrontation. They will do whatever it takes to avoid conflict with those they supervise. The result is that they give up leadership to the ones they will not confront.

If we embrace the conflict that has positive consequences, there will be a cleansing that takes place. Proverbs 20:30 states, “Physical punishment cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the heart.” Don’t be afraid to instill consequences that hurt. It will be for the betterment of the one who needs the discipline, and the others who are watching it unfold.

Physical punishment cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the heart.

Proverbs 20:30