We Need Correction Most Where We Listen Least

Now, none of the fruit of repentance will ever appear if you are hardened against correction and conviction. And frankly, all of us need correction most in the areas of our lives where we will listen least. That is the nature of our sin, and that is why we must constantly be washing ourselves in the Word and in Christian fellowship. If you are truly a Christian, be encouraged by the good fruit that words of rebuke (from yourself or others) against you can bear! When these words are accurate and well-placed, God will use them to grow wonderful fruit. (Dever, The Message of the Old Testament, pg. 892).