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Kent:
I drove about 300 miles out of route after "forgetting" and "misreading" a dispatch

EKnight:
A couple of weeks ago I was in the diner eating with my husband and son.  There was a young woman with a toddler and either her mother or grandmother.  She was yakking away on her cell phone.  I was whispering to my son and husband things like 'what could be more important than being with your child and mother/grandmother'?  She has some nerve, do we all need to hear her on the phone...blah blah blah...being little miss righteous Eileen.  Then she gets off the phone hugs her mother/grandmother and says "That was the doctor, you don't need surgery".  The mother/grandmother was so relieved.  And I got slapped in the face!

Eileen

Rene:

--- Quote from: Kent on June 12, 2008, 06:06:00 PM ---It's usually my mouth and pride that gets me into trouble. Every single time that gets out of control, I get whacked.

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I know the feeling!  I am painfully aware of the many times I have gotten too "high and mighty" with my "righteous" opinion about something, and soon after, I find myself with egg on my face.

Kent and Eileen, those were good examples of instant humility.  When we are chastened by the Lord, we will become humble.

René

Samson:

--- Quote from: winner08 on June 11, 2008, 01:09:45 PM ---Yes I agree. I would like to hear from others who has been chastised by the Lord.

                                   Thanks
                                          Darren

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Hello Darren,

                  I guess if were not getting Chastised or disiplined now, we will receive it during Judgement or the in the Lake of Fire. Hebrews chapter 12 really says alot about chastising. The greek word Kolasin is rendered punishment, chatisement, disipline and literally means in it's rudimentary form, " the pruning of a Luzurian Tree". If we are receiving lots of chastising now in this life, that's a good thing, it means God is training and molding us. In my case, most of my fiery trials and disipline is usually related to relationships; Marriage, Family and close friends, this is Historically true in my case. I'm convinced that God is training me to become more Humble, because Brother, let me tell you, I've been humbled in prior Marriages and I really want to learn this lesson, otherwise it will be the emotional death of me yet, but whatever is God's Will for me in the days to come, so be it. That's why, When I pray to God, I don't just ask  him to make me more humble or stop a specific sin, I asked him if it's his will, please remove the desire to commit that act or the desire to be arrogant, because if you still have the desire to do something wrong, that desire is just waiting for the opportunity to become an act, under the right circumstances. So regularly pray to remove the desire to sin.

                                    Just some thoughts, Samson

OBrenda:
Hi Darren,
It is very painful for me to know how blind I am to my own self.  Being judgemental and thinking I know all the answers when I have this secret sin/problem that no one knows but me.  I pray to God to allow me to fix it before anyone finds out.  The thing I hate and react to most in others, I don't always recognize in myself.

So what I see in my mirror,... I hardly even know.
I can't even bear it... :'( :'( :'(
Of myself alone I can do no good thing....

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