Day 62

Psalm 118:18 ~ “The Lord disciplined me severely, but he did not allow me to be killed.” (GWT)

My mom is one of those old school mommas, she used to beat us with whatever she had handy. My most memorable whipping was when I was about 13. I allowed a boy to convince me to walk back to his house with him. Not only was it nighttime, he lived about 15 miles away! Halfway through the journey, we got really tired and hitch hiked the rest of the way. When we made it to his house it was 2am, his mom immediately called my mom and told her. That was the worst whipping of my life, to this day I still can’t look at an extension cord without flinching! I literally thought I was going to die each time that cord struck me, it hurt SO bad. Just as my mom had to “beat some sense into me”, God works in this same way at times. I want to remind you today that although God may chastise you, it won’t kill you. When we go outside of God’s will He has to correct us, but it’s only temporary. It may seem as if He has walked away from you, you may feel like the punishment will never end, but that’s not the case. He loves you and He sees you, keep trusting and believing in Him! His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime! (Psalm 30:5)