When we are newborns, our mothers feed us milk. Eventually
we graduate from bottle to cup. Then we
graduate from milk to food. The
graduation process continues until one day, we have to leave the comforts of
home and stand on our own. In the
process, there are plenty of times of correction. Its start off with No, you can’t do
that. Then it proceeds to a time
out. Then it proceeds to that good old
fashion spanking. Then it proceeds to
being grounded. Why parents do all of
this in our journey of growing up? In those
times of correction, it is for our own good.
In the long run it makes up a better woman or a better man for it. You look back as an adult and appreciate it,
as parents was only trying to keep you out of harm’s way and help you mature
into a responsible young adults for society to prosper from. What do some of us notice with kids and never
received a form a discipline and get whatever they want? They notice they become adult spoiled
brats. Having an attitude of you are suppose to do this for them and now
life having to show them it’s not all about them!
That same journey is in our relationship with God….
Titus 2:1-8
1But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in
charity, in patience.
3The aged women likewise, that they
be in behavior as becomes
holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their
husbands, to love their children, 5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home,
good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. 7In all things showing you a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing incorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 8Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the
contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Psalm 94:12
Blessed is the
man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teaches him out of thy law;
Hebrews 12:6
For whom the Lord loves he chastens, and
scourges every son whom he receives.
Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child,
but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Hmmmm… there is more than one scripture about
correction or discipline. See as we
mature in God, there will be time of correction. No ones like correction. We all like the blessing, but when God says
you acting too selfish, we freeze.
Children of God, how do you expect to grow to maturity without correction? Even in the natural is has its place. So when you've been coming to church for a
while and the mother says “baby, let’s put that hem lower for we don’t want to
excite the men in here”; that is not bullying, that is not judgment, that is
correction. And yes women, the older
women are to teach us young women. We
may not like it all the time but God has them there for us to grow up!
I be the first one to admit when I was
younger I use to take such correction as “they are old and done lived their
life. Now they want to ruin my fun”. Now that I’m older, no…that is not what they
were doing. They were helping me mature
in my walk with God. When you come to
church with your dress so tight, I can see your glory; my mind is not on the
Lord so our men’s mind is definitely not.
Come as you are is for those just coming to God, not those sitting in
church for over a year! Let’s keep it
real.
I have experienced God correct me right
through the pastor several times. One
example is I was having a personal conversation with my mom stating how I would
get a breast augmentation...yes…hot mess.
We went to church service that night and the speaker busted out saying
do you not like how God made you. What
is this talk about some plastic surgery.
My eyes popped out…but the scripture He will beautify the meek with
salvation came to mind. Saints, sometimes God will correct us. He will use the pastor, the church mothers,
another saint, or just plain show you Himself.
This is also part of God’s love.
It’s not all I will bless you with this or that, it's also will I will correct you. Read the word, God blesses with
correction. Let’s thank God for His
correction, as he loves us. No, it doesn't feel good but crucifying the flesh never feels good. Marinate!
