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Hebrews 12:6-11 “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby“.
We never talk about this part of God’s love…
The bitter side.
The side that keeps us humbled and keeps us down.
Me: Why am I going through this?
God: You haven’t learnt what I need you to learn.
Me: It is hard
God: You just want to remain the same.
You know if you don’t learn, you either remain in the same place or God might speed it up and teach you faster, which will be more painful and embarrassing.
God: I need you to be able to see my reflection when you look at yourself or search yourself spiritually.
God: I want to see me when I look at you
God: You were created in my image. It must show!
Going through the furnace fire.
A loop in time.
Situations and circumstances repeat.
Never ending torture.
Until I learn what I have to learn and I’m refined.
And I become what Abba created me to be.
I hate it here!!!I am tired.
I want this to stop
But the flesh must die for me to rise. The growth process must begin.
Me: I’m tired Lord, but this will not stop till I learn what I need to learn. Give me the grace to learn faster.
God: Not by your power or your strength but by my Spirit.
Me: Holy Spirit I need you. Help me to learn what I need to learn.
The chastisement of God’s love is the hardest part of God’s love. However, it is a necessary process we have to go through for growth and character building…
I might still be at the furnace, but now, I am more than willing to learn what I need to learn and become what I need to become to not only get out, but be who God wants me to be and walk in His purpose for my life.
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