Pro 3:11 My son,
despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction
Why are we afraid of being corrected? Why do we hate it?
God tells us here that we aren’t supposed to despise it,
But we do. No woman likes to be told she
is wrong, she needs to back off, she needs to shut her mouth… But that is
exactly what we need to hear sometimes.
de·spise
[dih-spahyz] Show IPA
verb (used with object),
de·spised, de·spis·ing.
to regard with contempt, distaste,
disgust, or disdain;
scorn; loathe.
wea·ry
[weer-ee] Show IPA adjective,
wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est, verb, wea·ried, wea·ry·ing.
adjective
1. physically
or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain,
etc.; fatigued;
tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
2. characterized
by or causing fatigue: a weary journey.
3. impatient
or dissatisfied with
something (often followed by of ): weary
of excuses.
4. characterized
by or
causing impatience or dissatisfaction; tedious; irksome: a weary wait.
These are pretty strong words. God put this verse in the Bible for a
reason. He knows how we are. He knows we are sinful, selfish, and
downright stubborn.
Our opinions, our wants, our needs come before anything
else at times. And most times, we need to be corrected on that. We should take that correction and know that
God is perfecting us. He is showing us His love. As a parent, what would it say to my children
if I never corrected them or myself. I
would be showing them that they could do whatever they want whenever they felt
like doing it and however they see fit. Would I be happy? Would they be happy
and feel like I loved them.
I feel the most love from someone that is willing to correct me. Isn’t that weird? That I would feel closer, more loved, and more respected by someone that would tell me the truth?
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