The rod must be administered with unyielding consistency. Discipline without consistency becomes punishment not training. Making your moods the rule of your administration of the rod. Giving empty threats. Being caught in a disagreement over discipline with your mate.
Consistency is essential.
The rod must be administered prayerfully . Merely to pray but to ignore the ordained means that God has set forth to accomplish the end is to mock God . Personal experience is not a safe guide. Our understanding of our experiences may be mistaken. Our opinions may be wrong.