Applying Corrective Measures
For every mistake you make, for every task you leave unfinished, as you face insurmountable barriers, and for so much more, you can easily find and effectively apply the necessary corrective measures.
But this can happen only after you first acknowledge your deficiency and need. If you feel so self-sufficient, chances are you won’t even seek help, or make amends on anything. And, thus, you will not reap any benefits either. Don’t allow personal pride to prevent yourself from seeking the advice or counsel which, otherwise, can relieve your puzzle or misery on several possible fronts!
One time Jesus met a rich young man who was seeking directives on how to inherit eternal life. After sizing him up, the Master concluded that he still lacked something very essential. Yet, it was the very thing the fellow was not prepared to face, much less to correct (Mark 10:17-22). How about you? All you attempt and achieve in life need not be perfect. In fact, perfection cannot be attained on earth, though in all you do you should still strive for the very best!
If you find yourself on the wrong road, or moving in the direction that won’t take you to where you desire to go, you have the opportunity to make a U-turn, or take alternate routes as a corrective measure, so as to lead you forward.
Furthermore, if you catch any illness, you need not remain sick indefinitely; you have the opportunity to consult a physician, take prescribed remedies, even have surgery, if necessary, among several possible corrective measures.
Not to be forgotten also, if you are doing a mediocre job on anything, if your relationships are not what they can and should be, you can improve all that, and secure far greater satisfaction than if you had left things the way they were! In personal interactions, in family relations, and in the execution of any task, whether great or small, improvement is an ever-present choice worth making.
Jesus once declared: “I came that they may have life, and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). All He grants His redeemed is the best! Yet, many prefer to remain stuck, lacking some life essentials which He is always ready to provide in great abundance. The Savior also supplies the needed tools for life repairs. He knows what we lack and need, and desires that we adopt all possible solutions for betterment.
What is worth keeping is also worth repairing and preserving: a house, a vehicle and, most of all, a life! Are you certain that you are a better self today than you were yesterday? Are you continuously progressing in life, based on guidelines which ensure your proper advancement? Don’t allow any facet of your life to deteriorate without readily applying the right tools and ingredients at your disposal, while ensuring that you proceed in the direction where God wants you to go and to be!
