Discipline

"People who accept correction are on the pathway to life, but those who ignore it will lead others astray." Proverbs 10:17 I know this will probably sound real weird, but sometimes I wish I still had a parent or somebody that would discipline me... Give me a good spank on the bottom every time I lost my self-control. All the things I teach my kids every day. I am just as bad at controling myself. Alright, maybe not just as bad, but I could still use some correction here and there that is for certain. I really think the verse above is an eye-opener for me. I think God gently and daily tries to correct my bad food habits. There are a hundreds of little things that happen each day that tell me to keep God first and have some self control over my actions, but I often shove them aside and continue on my way. One example of this is a verse I have on the fridge to remind me to have self-control. I often hit the verse just right that it falls off of the fridge and I have to pick it up. I think it is God's way of being like, "Hello... read my Word... I am trying to speak to you!" I so often put on my deaf ears and quickly put the verse back on and go on my merry way of eating that in the end does not make me feel so merry. How can it be that two seconds before I eat I feel like it can fix everything and a moment after I have the regret but will forget the regret part until the next time I eat. I am circling around thoughts in my brain and know that I must remember discipline just as I remind my 2 year old daughter daily. I also must remember how patient God is being with me when I often get short-tempered with Zoey. The best thing I can do for all my family is to accept correction and be an example to my children and a woman of God who makes my husband super proud!