Think about His love

Think about His love, think about His goodness

Think about His grace that's brought us through

For as high as the heavens above

So great is the measure of our Father's love

Great is the measure of our Father's love

How could I forget His love

And how could I forget His mercies

He satisfies, He satisfies, He satisfies my desires...

There has been a lot of thinking going on lately but I was reminded last night of what I should be thinking about. As we studied Acts 7 and recounted the history of Israel I was once again reminded about His love, His goodness, His love, and His mercy. Yet the Jews only saw tradition and because of that they lost sight of the God who is behind it all. My heart has been full of bitterness and complaint this past week. I looked at a friend last night and for the first time since we met I felt like I didn't know them anymore. I was filled with feelings of rejection, confusion, and doubt, not only towards this person but towards God.This is a dangerous place to be. I know because each time I'm consumed with these feelings it becomes harder to recover. Each time this happens it becomes harder to think about His love, His goodness, and the fact that He satisfies. I can't say that I'm in a place where I'm okay but remembering to think about Him is a start in letting go. 

The Father's Reproof.

My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord

Or loathe His reproof,

For whom the Lord loves He reproves,

Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 3: 10-11

In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:6

Living away from home now means that I no longer have to encounter the daily reproof of my earthly parents however there is still the reproof of  my Father who is in heaven. What is my attitude towards the discipline given by my Father? At school I'm constantly having to correct and remind my students about what they're supposed to do. From day one they are taught that class isn't over until the bell rings but day after day they begin packing up five minutes before the bell rings and day after day I have to remind them of it. It has gotten to the point where I'm tired of reminding them and they've become numb to these reminders. Sometimes I feel like that's my attitude towards the discipline of the Lord. There are certain lessons in my life I refuse to learn even when I know the consequences that must follow and it seems as if I've almost become numb to those consequences.

 Discipline and correction comes from the Father because He delights in us. I have a hard time comprehending this type of discipline because my own tendencies is to give discipline from a place of disapproval but our Father's discipline comes from a place of love. I must learn to confide in Him in all my ways so that my path may be straight. I will fail and I will require correction but may I not reject the discipline of my Father who finds His delight in me.