Joyce Meyer

Loving Correction

by Joyce Meyer - posted June 17, 2015

For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems grievous and painful; but afterwards it yields a peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11
When we need correction—and we all need it at one time or another—it is the Lord's desire to correct us Himself. Whom the Lord loves, He chastens (see Hebrews 12:6). God's correction or chastisement is not a bad thing; it is always and ultimately only for your good.
The fact that it works toward your good does not mean it always feels good or that it is something you enjoy immediately. In fact, correction can be one of the most difficult things to receive—especially when it comes through another person. Even if you have problems, you don't want others to know you have them. Usually God prefers to correct you privately, but if you won't accept His correction, He will use whatever tools are at His disposal. In Balaam's case, God used his donkey! Whatever God decides to use to correct us, we should submit to Him knowing that He loves us and only has our ultimate good in mind.