I decided to repost this blog from a few years ago since I've talked recently about rebuke/correction on here. As you can see, it's been quite the theme for a few years! Thankfully, God has not given up on me and I know He has done a work to soften my heart. I am a work in progress, and He is not finished with any of us! *** Last Friday, there were some words exchanged in our home that led me to lock myself in the bathroom and get on my knees. (Deep breath for those of you who thought being a Read More
Receiving Reproof: Part 2
In my last post, we talked about everyone’s favorite topic: receiving reproof. I mean, who doesn’t love a hard conversation where someone sees something in our actions, words or character that needs to be corrected? Seriously…listening to someone’s reproof is one of the hardest things for me. Harder still is giving it. Unfortunately for us (and our weak flesh), we are commanded to give correction as well as receive it. “Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and Read More
Receiving Reproof (part 1)
I can remember clearly where I was standing the first time it happened. I was engaged, and we were standing outside my fiance’s dorm room on a cold spring day. He was talking in a very serious voice, one that I hadn’t yet heard. I had done something wrong, and he was correcting me. I started to argue and defend my position and he responded by quoting a proverb. Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. (Proverbs 12:1 ESV) Thankfully, he didn’t use that Read More
Introduction: Receiving Reproof
My ten-year-old to me: "You said this was NOT going to hurt us, but you lied." Last month, I took them to get their flu shots and I guess I was being a little too optimistic. "What I was trying to communicate was that what I was about to do to you guys was NOT HARMFUL. It was good. It's a good thing to get a flu shot and protect you against the flu during cold and flu season." "Well, it still hurt." Her arms were crossed and so was her face. "It hurt you in the moment, but it will Read More
A Good Word
So, Colby is reading a Puritan Paperback's reading list this year. The other day he read a quote to me out of The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes. I have been chewing on it for quite some time now and thought it was blog-worthy. The devil and his instruments would soon devour the servants of God...if He did not cover them with the golden feathers of His protection (Psalms 91:4). God's watchful eye is always on his people, and the enemies shall not do the mischief they intend; they shall not be Read More