Correction is for you...not against you

Correction is to make you right...not wrong. You're made right in Christ's righteousness-this is a daily transformation for every Believer. Let Jesus bind up and heal the old wounds you still carry where someone harshly corrected you or had unrealistic expectations of you. You will be defensive and reject correction until you allow Jesus' love to heal you. You want to be approved and valued, especially by those you love, but your defensiveness keeps a wall up between you and everyone and everything you care about. With loved ones, it's an ongoing fight. They're trying to connect-telling you how they feel; all you hear is criticism...that you are wrong. You are not wrong-you're behavior is wrong, but you won't accept this until you allow Jesus to heal the wrong done to you. They're wanting to address the wrong behavior  in the relationship that keeps you and them from connecting, but you push them away. And they walk away feeling defeated and even more distant from you; exactly what you don't want...their rejection of you. As long as you blame them for how you feel-you will not heal. You want your talents acknowledged and valued, but you feel dismissed. Listen closely, there's nothing wrong with you...but until you allow Jesus to flush the old hurts out of your heart and replace the negative voices in your mind with His love and Voice of Truth...you will blame the world for something only you can do something about. Talk with Jesus, He will help you; commit to hear, receive and apply the revelation knowledge He gives you. Talk with trusted godly counsel, read bible based information-walk it out. Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid (the bible uses the word stupid). Being made right through correction is a life long process-no one is exempt. Let the love of Jesus flood you...see yourself as He sees you; perfect and made in His likeness. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there's freedom! (Pr 12:1, Isa 61:1, Rev 3:20, Phil 1:6, 2 Cor 3:17, 5:17) 11/7/12CIFL-LMM