Devotees never resent being punished by the Lord, but they work sincerely without consideration of defeat or hopelessness. Such devotees will surely be promoted to the stage of pure Krishna consciousness. Like Thakur Haridas, the brahmanas who had witnessed his beating, stopped him and expressed their sorrow at the pain he had incurred. However, Haridasa replied, “Why are you lamenting? I deserve to be punished much more than I was. I was taken to prison and I stood there and listened to blasphemy and did not give up my life. Therefore, the Lord was merciful to me! He only gave me a small token of what I should have suffered.” Before being beaten, Haridasa Thakura had been dragged to prison in chains. Being chained, he was helpless to move even his hands or his legs. Still, Haridasa Thakura accepted the beating as the Lord’s mercy, even though he had been helpless to avoid what he considered his crime—listening to blasphemy and not acting on it. He felt no resentment whatsoever for the punishment he received, but simply accepted it as the complete mercy of the Lord. A devotee has such faith.
(LFD, Vol2, Faith—The Price for the Holy Name, Pg 99 and Pg 100)