Are You " Kicking Against the Goads " ?

In Bible times , an oxgoad -- a long rod, usually tipped
with a sharp metal spike -- was used for driveing and guiding
draft animals.
If the animal stubbornly resisted the prickings of the goad by
pushing against it, what was the result ?
Rather then gaining relief, it only inflicted pain on itself.

The resurrected Jesus Christ spoke of goads when he appeared
to a man named Saul,
who was on his way to arrest some of Jesus' disciples.
Out of the mist of the blinding light,
Saul heard Jesus say:
Saul , Saul, why are you persecuting me ?
To keep kicking against the goads makes it hard for you."
By maltreating Christians, Saul was actually fighting against God, pursuing a course that could only harm himself.
{ Acts 26:14 }

Could we also unintentionally be " kicking against the goads " ?
The Bible likens " the words of the wise ones " to oxgoads that prod us to move foreward in the right direction.
{ Ecclesisates 12:11 }
The inspired counsel in God's Word can motivate and guide use correctly-if we let it.
{ 2 Timothy 3:16 }
Resisting it's proddings can only harm us.
Saul took Jesus' words to heart, changed his course , and came to be the beloved Christian apostle Paul.
Our heeding divine counsel will likewise bring us eternal blessings.
{ Proverbs 3:1-6}