My sister bought my hubby and i an espresso machine that i am in love with! Sure it is sooo noisy and often disrupts my husband's tv time... but i am enjoying the delicious tastes that it produces.
Recently the thing that has been on my heart a lot lately is taking correction.
Proverbs 15:32 (NIV) says
'Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one who heeds corrections gains understanding.'
Dictionary.com defines the word 'heeds' as "to give careful attention to." Dictionary.com defines 'disregard' as "to pay no attention to."Those who pay no attention to discipline (activity, exercise, or a regimen that improves or develops a skill) despise themselves, but the one who gives careful attention to correction gains understanding.
Correction. We need it. Sometimes it is hard to hear.. and our flesh wants to fight it but we need that correction. We need to take it and apply it to our lives. Being married i am learning more and more about correction. Listening to my husband and hearing his heart is what benefits our marriage. And him doing the same. If he sees something in me that maybe needs the Lord's correction i have to heed that correction to gain understanding. And if i see something in him that maybe needs that same correction... i pray he would do the same.
Its not always easy. Constructive criticism can be hard to swallow... but it can also be beneficial to us. We just need to approach the situation with love, honor, and respect.
So that is where i am at this morning as i type this. Learning about proper Godly correction.
coffee chat, heeding to correction, and love. - Monica
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