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This week we have been dealing with correction at our home, both my children and myself. I have given and received the wooden spoon "pao pao".

Proverbs 5:12-13 (New International Version)

12 You will say, "How I hated discipline!
How my heart spurned correction!

13 I would not obey my teachers
or listen to my instructors.

A wonderful friend of mine spoke to me this week about the craziness in my house and also about how disorganized I seemed to be. My first reaction was to make excuses and to protest. I did not want to listen to her even though I knew she was correct. I did not sleep very well that night, her words and my excuses kept playing around in my head. I woke up in the morning with the truth in sight. She was right, she is a great friend in telling me this and showing me what I've done wrong and now I need to change. I spoke with my friend later on and thanked her for her advice and for her comments. I also wanted to make sure there were no hard feelings and that she knew that I totally appreciated her. I started making plans for the craziness and we've been on a cleaning spree ever since at my house.

My middle son also had a "pao pao" moment this week. He's been having a hard time listening and doing things right away. We've been wrong in not correcting it consistently and making excuses for him (see above sound familiar) We expect our children to put their hands on the wall and to turn around so that we can spank them (this is so that we don't get a hand instead of a bottom). He was not listening and so we moved to the spanking portion of the discipline. It was a difficult 1/2 hour with swats and constant reminders b/c he would not turn around and put his hands on the wall.

He did finally listen and then was a well-behaved child for the rest of the day, but during this time I kept thinking about how many times I do this to God. I refuse his counsel and his directions. I keep getting into messes because I'm not listening and God is just saying over and over again if you would accept my corrections things would go smoother. I pray that I will learn to love correction and advice and that I will help my children to learn and love correction and advice as well.

Proverbs 15:31-33 (The Message)

31 Listen to good advice if you want to live well,
   an honored guest among wise men and women.

32 An undisciplined, self-willed life is puny;
   an obedient, God-willed life is spacious.

33 Fear-of-God is a school in skilled living—
   first you learn humility, then you experience glory

Posted: 9:12 PM, Dec. 28, 2008

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i spank too.. but just a caution, there are those who don't and aren't shy to voice their disapproval. i have a friend who i've spoken to, others have spoken to, even the elders - they don't heed the correction. sad. sombra
Posted by MoreLittleWilsons at 8:47 AM, Jan. 21, 2009	Link

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