Accepting God's Correction

“Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.” (Proverbs 1:23)
The journey to become godly men will be full of progress and regression. It will sometimes feel that we are taking one step forward and two steps backward, but the key is to keep pressing on. Occasionally, we will stumble and fall. Rest assured, God will be there to pick us up, dust us off and send us on our way again. We must be vigilant not to become stubborn or hard hearted. When we err, God will gently correct us. He will pour out grace upon us, and He will reveal exactly what He expects from us. It is our responsibility as godly men to listen to God’s voice of correction. We need not become angry with God because of His discipline toward us. “My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.” (Hebrews 12: 5-7, 11) When God reproves us, we must stop the sinful activity we are engaged in and return to God. True repentance involves agreeing with God that we are wrong and then turning from our sinful behavior.