I just gave them back $4,000,” because we’re on a mission to pay our house off early—because of where the culture is going financially. And then another way that God corrects us—please take this the right way—He hurts us. Have you ever wondered how God is at work in this world? Lord, there are pastors here. An example that comes to mind is when speaking about others. Does God correct us by punishing us with physical, emotional or financial trials and adversities? I’m hindered. Picture a father who kneels down, takes his son or daughter by the hand, and gently corrects by explaining. You have struggles; you’re not super-pastor who has no struggles.” But, on the other hand, you want to be careful because you don’t want to try to elevate yourself. The Lord is like a father to His children, tender and compassionate to those who fear Him. Well, I could spend the whole sermon here, but we all know, individually, if God’s dealing with us in a particular area. But I explained it to them, and I’ll explain it you. The Psalmist says He is compassionate towards His children. God is saying, “If you’re humble, I’ll teach you.” Are you teachable? Now this happens a lot in marriage. All Sermon Video I never come with [an expectation of getting paid]. And if I begin to detest it, then I will become negative and bitter. There is something stopping me.” Is there tremendous joy when that happens? If they go out into the street, you pull them back: “No, no, no!” You’re correcting them, why? Then God began to bring people, and there’s a process. Articles, 11/1/20 “If The Foundations Are Destroyed”. Does this mean nothing to you? I’m doing good—God must be blessing me. I went on to explain that there are two main reasons for this. That joy comes from admitting these things, that joy and peace God promises. I have a reputation of being a hard-nosed, legalistic preacher because of the hard things I say. It’ll be challenging. God uses it to prepare and equip His people to do every good work. God will correct us, encourage us, instruct us, lift us up, and teach us about Himself and about who we are in Christ. Let’s say they’re dating somebody, and God closes that door, He hinders that. To come out. In other words, if I’m despising God’s correction, I’m going to fight against it. First Peter 5:6: “Humble yourself, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time.”. Let this be written—wisdom—for a future generation that a people not yet even created may praise the Lord. Have you seen that before? It instructs and corrects us. Is there any wicked way in me? What we put into our mind. So here’s the four ways—this what you’ve been waiting for I think. I think it happened three or four times, and it was for chewing gum or talking or making noise. I talked about this last week. We’ve got to get back to that—making wise decisions, electing people who hopefully will make wise decisions (but not counting on them). He hinders. Look in the mirror. You can just say, “Lord, I’ve been wrong in these areas. He goes on to say, “For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers. You need to change that. Those were the top problems in the schools back then. How is God accomplishing His purposes and revealing His will to His people, ever molding them into the holy people He wants them to be? I got some looks. What I mean by that is excuses. That pride acts as a barrier. So that was a challenge this weekend. The psalmist says, “Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to You. He’ll convict you. Praise God! Chastening, discipline. Your greatest teacher is to get in the Word of God, with the Holy Spirit, and get back on track. I’m going to resist God’s discipline in my life. You don’t deserve this. It’s like clay. God uses it to prepare and equip His people to do every good work. Isn’t that the irony? When we are dialed in to God, He can use pain and difficult times to help us to learn about life in ways that we never could have experienced in times of bliss. God will use testing, trials, and various predicaments to bring us back to Himself in repentance. Even that was like, “Ugh,” but then I opened it, and I just could not believe it. Think about that. Christians, we’ve got to get back to a praying church, not just here but in our homes. Finding that middle ground will be a struggle for young parents. Is He hindering you in any way? Someone asked, "I can't understand the preacher when he said that God corrects us, when we commit mistakes and transgressions. So the first way is He humbles us. If you want to stay up on the latest audio messages from Westside Christian Fellowship, don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or Podbean. Do I have too much?” Because remember, the more you own, the more owns you. So God is using humility to humble you. There’s no way.” And I actually told them, “In the future, you don’t need to pay somebody this much money when you have them speak,” and just being serious with them. 1. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” 2 Timothy 3:16. I’m going to follow your lead and not follow feelings. Through that pain, often the best sermons and the best worship come from broken people who have been humbled by God and hurt deeply—in a good way. I’ll just share something I spoke of on Friday night. They resist His area of discipline. All of you can be very passionate if you focus on the right things, because all that is you’re feeding your mind on the Word of God, you’re feeding your mind on worship, you’re being built up spiritually, and what happens is the Holy Spirit is indwelling the believer, He’s filling the believer. If you want to see the works of God in Joseph, for example, you must understand the ways in which God matured Joseph for those works. At first it may sound arrogant of us, and belittling to God, to say that he works for us. I didn’t plan on anything. He remembers that we are but dust. Because you love them. So many Christians are just going through life. “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit — the Father will send Him in My name — will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you” ( John 14:26 ). I don’t know if He’s convicting me of things. Pr. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. Highlight those weaknesses. He Gives Purpose and Direction. Don’t fight. They think they’re humble, and they’re not. Did you know that? The Greek word for “reproof” means to convict. You allow people to have certain things, you can give monetarily, or you can say, “You know, Lord, this is Yours. So here’s the context. Show me those areas I need to work on.”. I would pay people to preach [at their church] sometimes. God uses it to prepare and equip His people to do every good work. Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to change. I want to show you certain areas you need to change.” We don’t like the highlighting process. How many like constructive criticism, I’m just curious. Thank God he doesn’t leave it there. And often the deeper the pain, the better or deeper the relationship with God. But again, the deeper the pain, often the deeper the relationship, the deeper the anointing. People don’t realize that. Our Father gently corrects us, by sitting down and explaining our errors through His Holy Word. Am I my honoring You with my possessions? I don’t know why they like it, but anyway, it’s like many Christians are like that. But what’s the fruit that’s going to be produced? We don’t take anything with us. In all your getting, get understanding. Jesus told His disciples in the world there would be trials and grief. You have also given me the shield of Your salvation. “Oh, goodness. I’m not talking about ghost stories and weird stuff but coming out. I was just like, “There’s no way. How does God correct His children? Why? But the Bible tells us to ask God, “Examine me, examine me, oh God. I remember I went to school right there in Lancaster, Bethel Baptist, and they get out that big paddle, and you can hear it—Pop! It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. I’ve seen when God grows a church, He often does it one step at a time. About Listen guys, if what’s going on in the culture doesn’t prompt you to pray more, I don’t know what to tell you. The author of the book of Hebrews states that God disciplines us for our good, to be partakers of His holiness. Ministries . tender and compassionate to those who fear Him. You get an email you shouldn’t have or a text you shouldn’t have, or you accidentally come across information that hurts you deeply, or others hurt you, and it’s part of this process. I remember when we started we didn’t have any elders. I just really don’t know.” We know when God is convicting us of certain things. The context though can include chastening, discipline, as a result of being stingy. Pop! Your email address will not be published. He highlights our weaknesses so that we change. What I mean by that is have you ever had a kid touch a hot pan or a hot stove? God uses problems to INSPECT you - People are like teabags if you want to know what's inside them, just drop them into hot water! . You do see it in seven-year-olds, don’t get me wrong, but my point is (don’t worry, there are none that go here) I know families whose kids are like perfect, but they’re not good parents. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”. When to Correct. I do need to work on that.” There’s nothing more powerful than a Christian walking in brokenness and humility. What I mean by that is, as believers following Christ, you will have hindrances. . If we continue to act in sinful ways and we do not repent and turn from that sin, God brings His divine discipline to bear upon us. You could have heard a pin drop. God can discipline us when we’re being stingy and not giving. The Holy Spirit is the person of God who intercedes for us on earth. 116 Recently, a close friend prayed that God would correct him. . Maybe some of you do that, I don’t know. Praise God! Where are you looking? 2 In many and varied ways, God can guide us with our conscious co-operation. A Rebuke The writer of the book of Hebrews quotes from Proverbs: “‘My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes … It’s not often when I say, “Oh gosh, I don’t know if I’m out of His will. Jesus – “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in Me. Then verse 11, “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord.” Here we get to the sermon topic. You don’t want to wound their spirit, you want to chisel away at that will, that self-determination. I know I was wrong.” And then what happens is the Bible talks about growing into the image of Christ, or being conformed, actually, into the image of Christ. Constructive means it’s good and from someone who loves you. How does He go about correcting us? It’s the number one thing. We have to wake the church up. But also, fortunately, in the church, sermons can hurt us, in a good way. I sometimes tell people, when they ask me what I do, I say, “I’m a heart surgeon—spiritually.” Sermons can hurt us. You can’t. Aren’t you glad God doesn’t just let us get our way? Now what does that look like? You always put that relationship on the altar until you say, “I do,” and now you’ve made a commitment, a covenant. Overbearing discipline will break their spirit—don’t punish in anger but love—but passive parenting produces exactly what we see in the news today. So God will do that. Jesus- If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask Him. It’s hard to get our hands around that, isn’t it? Notes on worship, music ♫ , God, leadership, church, adventure and life. That word means “I’m trying to go in a certain direction, but I can’t. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Here are six different ways God speaks to us in our daily lives. Then He also will humble us. “Happy is the person who finds wisdom.” Isn’t that interesting? Life is not just a bed of roses. I don’t know how this happened, but as you watch that kid get older, and that discipline is lacking, then that’s when they’ll start to act up and lash out. Learn how your comment data is processed. I’m convicting you.” And you say, “Ah, I need to change this,” and you feel good about it. It’s interesting too when God grows a church. They’re disciplining you in the military. Have you ever tried to work with hard clay? But most people say, especially in America, “But I’m doing okay financially.” Yes, but are you honoring the Lord with your possessions and receiving the benefit of obedience in that area? “But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, and the remembrance of your name to all generations. If I had a big lump of clay here, and I start to mold it into an image. You get a big cheater bar, and you get in that door—“I’m propping this thing open.” And you push and push and get that door open. Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Required fields are marked *. So, if you’re saying, “I don’t know if this hindrance is because of disobedience or just a part of life,” take it to God, and look where your heart is. To not care is to not love, and when there is no love, there is usually little or no discipline, and the consequences are tragic. That’s how we honor the Lord with our possessions. Okay.” One of the points was I reminded them the silent pulpit is not God’s pulpit. You’ve got to get back to the things that are going to build your relationship with the Lord. As in: “God works for those who wait for him” (Isaiah 64:4). So he is saying, “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor detest His correction.” Those words basically mean discipline. So again, the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastens everyone He accepts as His son. We often won’t change directions unless there’s some pain involved or feeling just no joy, no peace. Bring in some more people. The wrong way to approach God is by your own good works; the right way to approach God is as an unworthy sinner, pleading for mercy. The word of God sheds light on every difficult situation. We didn’t have anybody on staff. “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. Look at this.” Just condemning and condemning and condemning. It’s soft clay. 2:10). One of the points I talked about to the people there I tried to erase throughout the week and make it something different, but God kept bringing it back. Is God humbling you? Now it’s a whole new ballgame. So Nike’s “Just Do It” is a good slogan for sales but a bad slogan for Christian living. . Don’t we see that today? We want to pay our house off at some point, so any extra we get we try to do that. Well, it looks like Mr. Defense Attorney Within comes to the plate. What if this gentle approach is not severe enough to get our attention. Often when people don’t say anything, and they don’t try to help you, it’s because they don’t love you or care for you. The best way not to fight it is to just admit it and say, “Okay, Lord, thank You. God’s acts are the mighty manifestations of His intervention on earth. The title of the message this morning is “4 Ways God Corrects Us.” Did you know that God corrects us? Part of our challenge has been caused by not distinguishing the dramatic differences in God’s correction under the old and new covenants. Because you will find one or the other. Correct when the salvation of a brother or sister is in question. So the evening was just about closing, she gave me the envelope, and God said, “Remember, give it back,” and I’m like, “Yeah, absolutely.” So I opened it, because I wanted to put the check back in there, and it was $4,000. No, God actually tells us in His Word how He corrects us and it is not by punishing us. There are those times when God distinctly speaks to us through a strong feeling or a still small voice in our hearts. I remember when Rick shared on a Wednesday night. In the house of God? When someone tries to correct me I always end up annoyed. If not, I’m coming either way.” Many years ago I decided not to put a fee on anything. I’ve noticed I have a problem. He felt like Job under the heavy hand of the Almighty. That’s how He says, “I’m going to highlight it. Because sometimes we’ll go to this end, and it’s too extreme, or the other end is “I’m just letting them get away with whatever.” So we have to discipline, in love, just like God does. So what this is talking about is to honor and respect the Lord through our possessions, and what’s the best way to do that in many cases? But most of us don’t, right? Don’t try to fight it, because even when God closes a door, I’ve noticed that you can prop that thing open. And then another way God directs us is He highlights our weaknesses through the Word, through relationships, and through circumstances. I just feel like whatever. Wisdom means you actually make choices, when you don’t feel like it, that are good and God-honoring, then the feelings will come later. He prays for us. For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. – 2 Timothy 3:17 (MSG) And all these corrections is for our profit and to shape us for the tasks that He has for us… “Ow!” They’re not going to do that again. God loves us so much He will not give up. God’s voice becomes quiet: “Well, you can just do whatever you want, I’m not going to say anything.” The closer a person draws to Christ the bolder they will become, the more loving they will become. That’s why I mentioned the military. I was just so convicted, like “Even if she tries to give me a check, I’m just going to give it back.” I didn’t feel good taking the money; I didn’t know if they planned $500 or something. Chest-feeding! Are you searching for wisdom like fine gold? 1. And also I believe he’s saying here that lack can be the result of being stingy. When all hell is breaking loose, when the news media is coming apart, when civil unrest is escalating, there is a God who hears in heaven, a God who will always sit on the throne. Yeah, they can sing, they can write, they can preach, but they’re missing that brokenness, that humility, but they haven’t been hurt deeply. God is love and light, and wants us to live and walk in His light. He loves us so much to tell us the truth. We have no passion for the things of God. Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever? If you’re not on the right path, you can get on that right path today. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. I’ll be glad to be there if my schedule allows. For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. When God corrects you April 2, 2009 in life. “Look at you trying to be a Christian. Are sickness and disease, trials and tribulations God’s way of helping and correcting us, if and when we go astray? Praise God, because we think, “Oh, it’s Seattle, like Hollywood, right?” But there are a lot of believers. We have to submit to God hindering us. If pride knocks us off course, humility gets us back on course right away. II Timothy 3:16-17 NLT. I don’t know how many pastors and Christian leaders I had the privilege of speaking to. Then He also hinders us. God corrects us with our identity in Christ =)) God’s correction is always without condemnation! Anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. But when you’re fighting against these things, it’s rebellion. What little Johnny wants is what little Johnny gets, and he’s not going to do very well as he gets older, because you have to have discipline. Notice that this word is addressed to brothers. His ways are the processes and principles that set up those mighty acts. But let me just give a quick note to parents. The Walking Dead. It has linked to it a spanking paddle, and it’s okay to discipline when it’s needed. Just like a loving father and mother, God will correct us and get us back on the right path. It’s God’s goodness, not His sternness, that leads us to want to repent and improve and become more like He is. Sometimes you can say a person is gifted, but they’re not anointed. Jesus said, “My Words are Spirit.” He chastises with His Words. So as God is humbling us, we feel the pain, and then He’s highlighting areas that need to change. “For whom the Lord loves he chastens.” God, examine me. Another way of looking at this world – and life. It was telling me, “Well, you don’t have to really commit to that. It is always good to be reminded of God's Word. Amen? If you find it helpful, we would appreciate it if you could help us spread the word by tweeting, sharing on Facebook, blogging about us or simply telling your friends in person. This might make some sense to some of you who are struggling with certain things. He talked about how it was told to him, spoke to him, through just a deep sense of conviction maybe, to get rid of some of the cars in the garage, because it’s collecting and collecting and collecting, and it really had no value in spiritual things. Four ways that God will direct you. You won’t find the peace and the purpose. Now if you’re like me, you like context. James 4:6: “God is opposed to the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.” Psalm 25:9: “He leads the humble in justice, and He teaches the humble His ways.” So that’s interesting. They’re breaking you of your laziness and apathy. 10. Here are a few ways that the Holy Spirit “speaks” to us both for our good and God’s glory: He reminds us about all that Jesus has taught. It says, “Let this be written for a future generation that a people not yet created may praise the Lord” (Ps. Pop! We are saying, “I don’t want to be corrected.”. People say, “Why are you so passionate?” I want to say, “Why aren’t you?” Passion just comes from time spent with God. Pain can be a wonderful motivator, and it usually follows humility. Well, now this is not going to work. It’s got to be about God and the gospel. Yes, of course. “Oh, God, you’re right.” Isn’t it beautiful when you’re open for feedback, when you’re open for constructive criticism? Making big decisions. 3, 5, 8, NIV). It was a pregnancy resource meeting for their whole organization for all their county, and they had me fly up and be the keynote speaker to that. “But look at how I’m being blessed, God.” Well, the devil can bless you with money too—most secular musicians, movie stars—the enemy can open financial doors as well. I’m not honoring you with my possessions. A twenty-five-year-old is saying, “Listen to my voice. Okay, that’s not too bad. Have you ever felt hindered? Vehicles—have you ever given somebody a car? Great Script For A Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, The 10 Commandments of Great Worship Team Members, The Five Most Important Facts About Worship, Attitude Is Everything! They’re just going through life—the walking spiritually dead, because they’re fighting against God’s direction. https://savedbyfaithinchrist.com/2012/04/04/how-does-god-correct-us What I mean by pain, I’m not necessarily talking about physical pain but emotional, where you feel the damage that you’re doing. They don’t realize that the boldness comes from the time with God. How do you want me to use it to further Your kingdom?” So we honor God with that. God always wants the best for us. Do you know how many people say that? But how do you know something is worth fighting through or if God is using it to redirect you? Because the conviction is there; that’s the point of conviction. There is a fine line between talking about someone out of concern and gossiping. In prayer, ask Him, “Lord, am I being obedient in this area? This in not our Fathers way. Where you look determines what you find. God’s adopting love allows us to call Him “Father”. As we read the verse above we see that His correction comes to us through His Word. English Standard Version How does God think about the situation? Condemnation is what the enemy uses against you, and he’ll use it like beating you up. There’s a process, and God will begin to open doors that He shut, if we begin to not be hindered by our own ways and turn to His way. All day long my enemies taunt me; those who rail against me use my name as a curse” (vv. . All Sermon Audio So He’ll often use pain. Thank Him. If there’s a blessing there, that’s great. I would rather leave my children lots of wisdom instead of lots of money. So there are hindrances. It’s a very encouraging thing. He will do this all through His Word. God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in His holiness. But that doesn’t happen as often as we’d like. 20:30 (GN) 2. He knows us better than we know ourselves. I don’t know about you, but after I watch something not good, a movie maybe I shouldn’t have, or spend just countless hours watching sports, I’m just this walking dead. Here is a picture of His intercession. When they first asked, they said, “Well, how much do you charge?” I said, “Oh, I don’t worry about that. Your email address will not be published. Correction and discipline are essential to spiritual growth. God is our Father, He loves us more perfectly and completely then we love our own children. That’s how He directs us. Maybe they need to start honoring God with their time. Can’t you see that His kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? I’m not honoring you with my time. God will highlight certain areas in our life that He wants us to change. Most people change when their pocketbook is hurt. Actually, if God didn’t discipline or correct us, we would be very immature spiritually. Listen, this battle is so huge, that’s what this is about. That’s where the rubber meets the road—when it happens, right? I’ve been walking on the wrong path. When you say, “Stop,” I’ll stop. Amen? He hurts us. I just feel like it. I heard that some people don’t like working with me. So there are places where you go, and the Lord rewards you. For the word of God is alive and powerful. He received correction from God. But convicting is work of the Spirit, saying, “I love you enough to tell you the truth. We are not isolated from every problem in the world, but they are not punishments. God often gives us direction and purpose by pointing us on a certain path in the midst of hardship. There’s nothing like being humiliated, is there? Depression? It looked like six or seven hundred or so up there. Now you got this in place. Now I can lead you again.” Because it’s all about the leading of the Spirit over the leading of the flesh. If a person is coming before God, they’re praying, they’re removing these things I talked about, they’re fully repentant, they want to be used by God, they’re worshiping, then you can almost rest assured that the hindrance is some other type of hindrance. Pastor Lupe Garcia preaches on When God Corrects Us. God corrects me, (or my thinking) all the time, primarily through His Word, as well as conviction, during prayer, circumstances or consequences in life, sometimes through others' life's or words, but never with a spirit of accusation or condemnation. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. God does not beat His children, with pain, or sickness, or punishment of any type. One. [God says,] “I’m going to teach that person.” So proud people actually are resisting against the will of God. Even preaching sometimes, as the word is going out, people are being humbled in their heart, they’re being convicted in their heart, they’re being challenged by the Word of God. Hurt deeply, meaning their pride has been hurt deeply. So we’re to honor the Lord with our possessions. Then verse 12, “For whom the Lord loves He corrects.” So if the Lord’s correcting you, it means He loves you. God can discipline us when we’re being stingy and not giving. Have you ever heard of constructive criticism? There’s nothing that will change you like being humiliated, being caught maybe red-handed or being exposed or being humbled. It begins to bring us back into the image of Christ in us. Isn’t that interesting? His Word reproofs and corrects us! So here’s the application. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us. Here he is also taking us back to proceeds again, the return of your investment. There’s a loss of purpose and joy. 6) God loves us with Sanctifying love. You’ve got to get back to the main stuff. You can know that somebody’s not allowing God to work in their life when they have excuses of why they’re not changing, excuses on why God is doing something, excuses on why this is happening. They say, “Do whatever you want.” For example, many people don’t raise other people’s kids like they do their own kids. We need to spend time in God’s Word to see how good God is and how much He loves us. 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