SPEAKER_00: Today's thought may be a hard truth for some of us, possibly a healthy convicting thought.
SPEAKER_00: In order to convey the heart of what we are focusing on, let's go to Scripture.
SPEAKER_00: Hebrews 12 6 says, The Lord disciplines the one he loves.
SPEAKER_00: God's love as a father includes correction, not to harm you, but rather to shape you.
SPEAKER_00: His discipline is not rejection.
SPEAKER_00: It is care that leads you toward growth and maturity.
SPEAKER_00: He is invested in who you are becoming.
SPEAKER_00: Let's start this next moment by giving thanks to God that he cares enough to guide and correct you.
SPEAKER_00: Answer this question honestly.
SPEAKER_00: How has his guidance shaped your life?
SPEAKER_00: Tell God where you may be resisting his correction.
SPEAKER_00: Ask him to give you a teachable and open heart.
SPEAKER_00: Invite him to help you see his discipline as love and not rejection.
SPEAKER_00: Ask him to shape your character through his guidance.
SPEAKER_00: This is not always an easy subject to reflect on.
SPEAKER_00: Let's take sixty seconds to sit quietly and allow your heart to become open and responsive.
SPEAKER_00: Let humility replace resistance.
SPEAKER_00: Amen.