Nobody enjoys the consequences of making the wrong choice.
At work, at home, at the sports park, at church or wherever, the wrong choice can lead to physical or emotional or financial injury — or a combination of all three.
Spiritual injury somtimes happens because of carelessness or rebelliousness.
Injury to ourselves or to others — or both.
So often, the troubles that follow wrong choices are the natural consequences of neglecting what God has taught in His Word.
This is the case in my life and I imagine the same is true in your life.
For example, we can become careless with for our financial health by letting desires trump good stewardship of tithing to God and giving generously to the needy. Neglecting the call to a humble lifestyle, we can fall victim to the “termites” of misfortune and, in addition, misplaced priorities can begin to eat at our net worth.
God sees that we sometimes don’t care what He thinks about how we use the financial provision from His hand and so often He allows circumstances to enter our lives that prompt a rush to His feet for help. It is at such times that the discipline of difficult circumstances can wake us up from spiritual slumber and re-focus our priorities.
“I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.” (Revelation 3:19)
There are many other ways that God lovingly corrects us for the purpose of refining us into better vessels of faith and recipients of blessing.
Join me in learning more from the Bible about how God wants believers to live.
For it’s more enjoyable to be making the right choices and experiencing blessings than it is to make the wrong choices and experience stressing.
As always, I love you
Martin
