Addictive and compulsive behaviours usually result from no chastening when we were growing up or over the top chastening to the point of abuse. Either way it breaks our thinking, causes us to think waaaay outside the box, and gives us license to rebel, or be so totally confused that we simply don't know what's right!
Healthy chastening by someone who loves us helps us set acceptable boundaries for ourselves. This solid thinking given to us at a young age helps us to avoid extreme situations because we know there will be consequences for our actions.
Proverbs 29:17 "Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire."
If you've never received that teaching then you are on your own, but only until we get tired and hand our life over to Jesus. God will still need to chasten us and as long as we don't rebel then God can still straighten us out.
Hebrews 12:7 "Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?"
Chastening or hardship in our life is hard to understand....but it is soooo true!! (so there's no need to get depressed or angry)
Why not start some new good clean habits today?
Healthy chastening by someone who loves us helps us set acceptable boundaries for ourselves. This solid thinking given to us at a young age helps us to avoid extreme situations because we know there will be consequences for our actions.
Proverbs 29:17 "Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire."
If you've never received that teaching then you are on your own, but only until we get tired and hand our life over to Jesus. God will still need to chasten us and as long as we don't rebel then God can still straighten us out.
Hebrews 12:7 "Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?"
Chastening or hardship in our life is hard to understand....but it is soooo true!! (so there's no need to get depressed or angry)
Why not start some new good clean habits today?
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