Having A Teachable Heart

By Johnny Angel

Hello, Blessed People of God!

Conviction hurts, but the consequences of sin hurt more..... Has God been speaking to you lately?

Proverbs 1:22-33
"How Long you simple ones will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge. Turn at my rebuke and surely I will pour out my spirit upon you. I will make my words known to you. Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded, because you disdained all my counsel, and would have none of my rebuke, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes, and when your terror comes like a storm, and you destruction comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. Then they will call on my but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me. Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord, they would have none of my counsel and despised my every rebuke. Therefore they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled to the full with their own fancies. For the turning away of the simple will slay them and the complacency of fools will destory them; But whoever listens to me will dwell safely and will be secure, without fear of evil."

He's calling us to a higher place in Him. HE dosen't use dirty vessels. HE wants to purify us. Rivers are always purest closest to their source. Stay hooked up to your source, endure the flame of purifivation.... Gold is purified by fire, they burn off the "chaff" and all that is left in such high heat is the pure gold. That is what the Father wants for you. He wants you to be pure and holy so HE can be glorified through your words, actions, life! Do you feel the heat of the purification process?

Hebrews 12:5 "Nor faint when thou art rebuked."

He dosen't mean fall down unconcious. He dosen't mean faint in embarrassment. No, He means don't let your spirit be weakened. Keep feeding yourself the Word, stay hooked up with your church. Rebuke and Correction should make your spirit stronger. A person faints when they are not nourished, and they have not kept themselves healthy.

Remember:
1 Corinthians 11:31,32
"If we judge oursleves, we will not come under judgement. When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined as a son, SO THAT WE WILL NOT BE CONDEMNED along with the world!!!!"

God corrects those He loves, because He sees us as the finished product. He knows our potential. HE said we are to change from glory glory. HE dosen't rebuje us to shame us or show us how horrible we are, He rebukes us to show us how much better we can BE!

God cannot change us, however if we hold up our wall of pridfe and refuse to take a look at ourselves. He is waiting at that point for us to humble oursleves and fess up, asking Him to mold us, fix us, transform us. Don't resign your attitude or problems to hopelessness, Give it to Him. That is the only way you'll ever get to your next level of glory.