Job 5:17 (NKJV) 17 “Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
When God brings correction, we know it. The only time we don’t know what God is saying to us is when we get stubborn and refuse to listen.
There are times when we are not sure of the steps we need to take and we just need more time for Him to unfold it. That’s different, and it’s OK for us to take the time needed to get His direction and understanding.
But sometimes we deliberately don’t hear or receive God’s correction. Because deep down we know it’s going to cost us something or go against what we want to be doing. This is called having ears, but not hearing.
Mark 8:18 (NKJV) 18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?
We prefer to be doing what we want to do. We prefer to be doing things the way we are used to doing them. And we like it that way.
We ignore God’s promptings, words, and His reminders that come through the scriptures.
Have we ever been in this place? It’s uncomfortable, frustrating and makes for a miserable time.
It’s not hard to know what we are doing when we are ignoring God. We will feel it, we will see it and we will know it.
Our hearts will tell us something’s wrong. Our attitude changes. We get hard, prideful and arrogant. And sometimes we are nasty to those around us, those we work with, those we live with and those that we love.
Our hearts change when we ignore God’s correction. We become a different person. Kind of like a cold, hard stone.
But we don’t have to stay like that. We can come to God, repent and receive His correction at any time. His correction will fix us back up and help us to walk the path He has for us. And we will be blessed.
Psalm 94:12 (NKJV) 12 Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, And teach out of Your law…
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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