Receiving Correction from God

This season in my life, I've been faced with a lot of self examination.
This morning I was reminded that as you grow in your walk with God and become more spiritually mature, God will reveal things to you not for you to judge yourself, but for you to examine your heart. There are things that you will be revealed to you, in His timing, because you're not ready for it yet. For me, this season has been all about pointing out the things in my life that I need to change. Little by little, God's been putting His finger on certain areas of my life, attitudes, etc. that I need to break free from. What I am learning though, is that it is because He loves me that He corrects me. If God did not love me, He would just let me go and have me do whatever was going to please my flesh, but He isn't. He's holding my hand saying "This is what you need to see today. This is what I want to show you because I love you."
Along side that, we all need to realize that it's the Holy Spirit that does that, not us. We can't go around correcting other people because God will correct them in His timing, when they are at the right point in their life to receive that correction and do something about it. When we try to be little "Holy Spirit Juniors" (Thanks, Joyce Meyer!! haha) we're judging ourselves or others.. even if we think we're doing it out of love. It's not our job to judge. It's God's.

I guess what I am trying to say today is to listen to Him when it comes to correcting your own ways instead of always being ready to point the finger at another person. Or maybe even judging yourself.
There's a time for correction and all that stuff, but the point I want to make today is that God brings that.. and brings it out of love.. when you're mature enough to receive it.


So, if you're feeling like God's been pressing His finger on some sore issues lately, good. You're spiritually strong enough to take it and fix it. So do that.. take it and fix it!

I know I am trying to do that.