I hate to be Corrected, BUT it’s what I need the most!
Society today is set up in such a way that we want to be Coddled, not Corrected.
Public schools no longer receive graded assignments until they are nearly ten years old!
Instead of a grade, they receive words like “Extraordinary” or “Satisfactory.”
When I was growing up, teachers had the freedom to tell us the truth about our behavior and effort.
Teachers can no longer Correct our youth. Today they specialize in Coddling.
This approach now extends into adulthood and the Business world.
A corporation I worked for many years ago wrote me up the first day on the job.
I had the audacity of correcting a few of our team members.
An employee from another department overheard and complained that they felt threatened.
I did not yell, raise my voice, use foul language, or get angry in Correcting our team.
The complaint was because I Corrected the team and did not Coddle them.
We ALL have a never-ending need for Correction NOT Coddling!
Correction creates Wisdom, Peace, Security, Knowledge, Results, Better Choices, Strength, and Resolve!
Coddling creates Fools, Frustration, Entitlement, Emotional Weakness, Fear, and a life of Giving Up.
You and I cannot change how other people will live their lives, BUT we can decide to Seek Correction Not Coddling!
I had a boss once who publicly Corrected me in front of a room of my peers.
It was embarrassing, and my pride took a big hit, but looking back, it was one of the BEST things that ever happened to me!
It took me a couple of days to stop pouting like a 2-year-old, but once I was thinking straight, I understood that Correction was the Best Medicine.
Do you remember what it feels like when you pour alcohol on a gaping wound?
It stings like a Son of a Gun, but you still do it to stop the infection and to promote healing.
Seeking Correction is like pouring alcohol on the gaping wound of your pride.
It’s going to make your toes curl, BUT it’s the absolute best thing you can do.
I’ve told that old boss many times how thankful I am for all of the Correction she brought to my business life.
She did it because she cared!
We need to Seek out Correction so that we don’t grow into a Coddled (Infected) human being!
I will leave you with these words from the ONE who Created us:
Proverbs 12:1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Hebrews 12:11
For the moment, all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Proverbs 15:32
Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.
Find Your Passion…Find Your Life!