None of us are perfect. We all get out of line from time to time. It is our nature to fall away and find ourselves on the wrong path. When this happens, the Lord moves to correct us and get us back on track. The more sensitive we are to His voice, the easier His correction.
God uses His word to correct us. When we spend time in His word, it becomes a shining light into the dark places of our lives. He also uses others. When the Sunday message at church seems to be aimed right at you... it's not that your pastor has a crystal ball and knows what you've been up to... it's the Holy Spirit taking it and applying it to your life. God also uses circumstances to correct us. When things are going wrong at home or at work, or when there are relational breakdowns in your life, this can be the hand of the Lord moving in to bring discipline into your life.
During these times our best response is to pull aside and ask God to search us and show us what it is that we need to deal with. Is there a temptation to which we are yielding? Is there a grudge we might be harboring? Have we become selfish and greedy? As we seek the Lord, He will show us so that we can repent and turn back to Him, find forgiveness and move forward.
No comments:
Post a Comment