Loving Correction

8/14/2020

Hebrews 12:5 “Despise not the chastening of the Lord, not faint when thou are rebuked of Him.”

 I sometimes end a post with the words, “As always, I am a work in progress.” Today I say these words at the start, because even when I believe I am being vigilant, the destroyer pulls on just the right thread to unravel me. If my armor is not secure, I can easily be thwarted. This evening, my armor slipped, and I let fear in where my faith should have been. Thankfully, God uses those around me to bring me back to trusting in Him. My son actually encouraged me to read my own words from just a few days ago, and my husband prayed with me. As I sat quietly with my head in my hands, the Holy Spirit took over. The times that I am most fragile, when I give into fear, are the same times that I feel the Lord’s rebuking. Forgive me Lord for my lack of faith, and thank You for never giving up on me.

Hebrews 12:4-6 (NIV) “In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you completely forgotten the word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses a son? ‘My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and so not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastens everyone He accepts as His son.’

Chambers asks, “Am I prepared to let God grip me by His power and do a work in me that is worthy of Himself?” God will keep stretching me and growing me through my journey until He is firmly on the throne of my life. Releasing all my areas of sin continues to be a process for me, but God will never release me from His mercy and love.

And I offer again…as always, I am a work in progress.