Correction
I don't know about you but I have lived more than half of my life not fully accepting correction. I didn't trust the person who was correcting me most of the time and didn't trust their motives. I really would only change my behavior if I thought it was wrong or didn't line up with what I believed. I was respectful of most teachers and other authorities but I didn't listen to their correction. Those closest to me I didn't respect for various reasons, some valid and some not. Therefore, I didn't respect their teachings over my life. I wasn't teachable and into my late teens and early twenties I actually thought I was. I was far from teachable, but I played a good part to make it look like I was.
Now, as a parent I'm seeing different degrees of this in my kids. Both have a difficult time accepting correction but one child really struggles with this. And because of their struggle, I struggle with trying to help them deal better with correction and have a teachable spirit.
It's so funny to me who stubborn I was. It's a stark contrast to how I am now. I'm constantly looking to God and my elders for guidance, wisdom, correction and/or lessons. But how do I inspire this in my children? How do I lead, teach, inspire and correct them without provoking them to anger and thus discouraging them (Col 3:21, Eph 6:4)?
My kids have huge hearts and are very caring and it can be so hard to steer such sensitive hearts. Sometimes I really wish Jesus would have gotten married and had kids so we could have a few books of examples from that...
~Just my 2cents ;)
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