Always In Need

DEVOTION
PROVERBS
ALWAYS IN NEED
Prov 3:11-12
1 My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, 12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
NIV

How could I despise or refuse discipline or correction from my Lord? I suppose I could simply not listen and be like a little child, always wanting my own way. I could stamp my feet, hold my breath, carry on with a temper tantrum until he gives in and lets me do my thing. But, no that is not a good thing, for my way is not his way and I believe I need to be doing things his way. So I will not reject his discipline, I will accept it, and receive his corrections and directions for the way I am to go. If I get messed up and start down that old way, I need him to discipline me and make those corrections in my walk. I should not even feel a bit resentful that he is involved in my daily walk, but rather feel comforted because of his presence in my life. If he paid no attention to me, and just let me alone to do whatever I decided I wanted to do, he would not be loving me at all, but rather shunning me. How could I live without his presences, his love, his discipline and yes even his rebuke? I do not think I could. I would feel so lonely, so unloved by my Lord and my God. I would feel as if he just did not care about me. But I know that is contrary to his word. He continually tells me of his love and compassion toward me. He repeats it over and over again so that I will get it deep down within my being and understand his great love and concern for my life, so much so that he sent Jesus to redeem me and give me that opportunity to accept that redemption. He is my Father and I am his son now, and I know he knows what is best for my life. I also know there are those times when I do get a little going in my way, for I am human, not that it is alright, or that I am making excuses, but the fact remains I will never be perfect enough to gain salvation on my own. I will never live completely free from all sin, and so I will always be in need of his love, his discipline, his correction, and chastisement for those times of bad behaviors. True, they have become fewer and fewer as the years have gone by, because of his discipline, but I will never not need more of that correction in my life, I will always be in need.