He Loves us enough

I have taken some whippings lately. I have had a tendency to become lax in a couple of areas; nothing bad but just not as diligent as I should be. It's really easy to become lax or complacent from time to time, even in our spiritual lives. When this occurs, I get a much-deserved whipping.

Why does GOD whip me? Because He's angry? Because He's mean? Because He's spiteful? No. No. No. And, no. He whips me to correct my inappropriate behavior, my inattentiveness. He whips me because He loves me. Now, some may ask, "Why would someone who loves you whip you?" To that I would say, "If someone who claims to love you never corrects your inappropriate behavior, they don't really love you."

Today's word is Proverbs 3:12, NLT, which reads, "For the LORD corrects those He loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights."

If you don't correct/chasten/discipline your children, you are doing them a major disservice. How will they ever know what is truly rights and wrong if you don't teach them. I am not advocating abuse; I am talking about correction. If you see someone you love about to drive down the wrong way on a one way street, you try to stop them and correct that behavior. Why? Because you love them. GOD, our FATHER, corrects our bad behavior by correcting us too.

The next time you find yourself getting a whipping, don't curse GOD or get angry. Try to figure our what action(s) need correction and try to correct them. GOD doesn't whip us because He hates us, He whips us to correct our improper behaviors. If you're not getting a whipping when you do something wrong, you might want to check on your personal relationship with GOD. He whips us because He loves us enough to do so.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T