Proverbs 10:17 AMP
[17] He who learns from instruction and correction is on the [right] path of life [and for others his example is a path toward wisdom and blessing], But he who ignores and refuses correction goes off course [and for others his example is a path toward sin and ruin].
The importance of learning can never be overemphasised. There is a blessing linked to having a teachable spirit, and a heart that is ready and willing to respond the right way to instruction and correction. As long as I am on this side of eternity, life will be a mixed bag of both instruction and correction. There will be seasons of learning and teaching, where I take in the lessons that will be of great benefit to me in the future, and then there will be times when I need to be corrected, due to wrong actions taken. From instruction comes knowledge and experience, and that could be the reason why God does not commit mighty things into the hands of people He has not tested and found to be dependable and reliable. Of what use can a life be if it is not one on which God can write His laws, sure and certain that there will be surrender and obedience? Both are required for my proper growth and development, and it will be a shame if I only take that which is good, and reject that which I am not comfortable with. I will not become anything close to what God has planned for me, if I do not fully embrace all the processes God needs to take me through in order to prepare and equip me for all that is ahead.
There are choices, and of course, there are consequences. My benefits or detriments of my choices are not for me alone to enjoy or endure, but there are people who will be affected or impacted by my choices. If I learn, my life becomes an example of wisdom and blessing. The opposite is also quite equally true. If I ignore or refuse correction, not only will I go off course, but I will also lay down the wrong path toward sin and ruin. Do I want the blood of other people to be demanded from my hand? Do I want to be guilty of leading other people astray by the choices that I make? Adam disobeyed, and till today, the natural man has been under the bondage of sin ever since. Abraham walked by faith, and all who walk by faith today also enjoy the blessings of Abraham. Jesus shed his blood on the cross, and all who believe in His finished work enjoy the blessings of earthly relevant and eternal life with God. It never ends with only you. May my life be an example worthy of emulation. God's time of favour is here.
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