I ran across this old sermon from Voddie Baucham this morning and it pierced my heart with truth, so I'm sharing it here for you ladies and gentlemen:

Nothing I write can add to that, so I'll just share another clip from this sermon that contrasts with what other popular Christian pastors say:

"Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? If you are not disciplined — and everyone undergoes discipline — then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all." - Hebrews 12:7-8

Here's a full sermon with Voddie talking about the "sissified" Jesus the modern church (like the "He Gets Us" crowd) likes to portray: