Ouch Lord! That Hurt!
Ouch Lord! That Hurt! Mary Ann Wray-A Sister in Christ No correction from the Lord feels good to the flesh when it is happening, but it is a "work of righteousness" in our lives as His children. It doesn't matter if you are 7 or 70, God corrects those whom he loves. Chastening produces a harvest of peace and true spiritual blessings. When we submit to the Father's discipline, recognize it (it comes in various tests and trials) then repent of whatever sins and attitudes He wants us to get rid of, it results in more spiritual growth and maturity. Here is what Hebrews 12: 3-11 says for your edification: "Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary whe...
