For the LORD disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”
-Hebrews 12:6
I need correction in my life. I don’t always like it, but I need it. Correction when accepted, leads to life. Without correction , or when I reject correction, leads to my peril.
For the longest time I saw correction and discipline as a threat. It meant that I had to acknowledge I wasn’t perfect and that anyone that corrected me would know that too. That seemed unbearable.
The blessing of discipline is that is brings me to a place of vulnerability that births redirection.
If it wasn’t for that word spoken to me, or that Word of God speaking to me, I would be stuck on the road of peril. But because of God’s great love for me, He disciplines me. And when I’m blessed enough to have friends who correct me, they are loving me enough to lead me back on the path of righteousness.
My ability to receive correction will ultimately determine my life’s direction.
Nate Staton 