Jeremiah 5:25

"Your wrongdoings have kept these away; your sins have deprived you of good."

It's been kinda interesting grading homework for my friends. I sometimes see them make silly mistakes, and I want to overlook it because we're close. But then I think, if I let them get away with it, they'll never learn. Until recently I've been kind of asking God to give blessings, but without really repenting. I realized that if God gave me what I asked for, he would basically be condoning my behavior. This would never lead to a closer relationship.