Scripture: So don’t bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you. Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more. Proverbs 9:8-9

In order for God to teach us, we have to be willing to be taught. If we are wise we will accept correction so that we can increase in learning. However, if we are scornful of correction, we despise ourselves (Prov 15:32). So don’t be hardhearted, be willing to take correction. If you sense in your spirit God is telling you to do or to stop doing something, don’t hesitate to receive His correction and change. Don’t get offended or mad at Him just because He’s telling you to do something you don’t want to do! Realize He’s instructing you for your own good. He’s showing you something that will help you and benefit you. Most of all, He’s telling you because He loves you and wants the best for you. The same is true when it comes to receiving correction from someone else. When you hear something preached or taught that corrects sin in your life, don’t take offense. If it’s in the Word of God, make the change. Receive the correction. We may not like being corrected but if we want to move on with God, we have to remain teachable. We all have things to learn and we all have changes to make, and if we aren’t teachable we won’t be able to make those changes and grow up in God.