Proverbs 3:11-12 ... My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord;
neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the Lord loveth he
correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Exhortation:
We are formed into the image of Christ each time we are corrected by the Holy Spirit or shown ways to go which are opposite to the way we were planning to go.
But also we have to be careful for the devil can try to beat us up with thoughts.
Recently Pam Padget told me that she had something happen that morning and she forgot to try the spirit.
I asked her what it was. She said the thought came to her saying, "You shouldn't have written that."
I told Pam she should know immediately which spirit sent that thought. Finally she said: "? The devil. ?" "Yes", I replied. The devil is trying to condemn and beat her up. Had it been the Spirit of God and there had been an error, then God would likely have shown her something that was wrong but the whole way this was stated was the wrong spirit. The thought was from a devil trying to punish her.
She said she did not think to try the spirit to see if it was from God, but she did pray, asking God if there was something she should not have written, and she heard nothing. But obviously she was still questioning it a little because she mentioned it to me.
The Holy Spirit corrects us by guiding us into all truth, teaching us, reminding us of that which Jesus has said ... Jn. 14:26 & Jn. 16:13
Please read: How to try the spirit to see if it is of God