When you first go against your conscience in some area of your life, you feel it.

It’s an “unpleasant nagging feeling” that what you did was wrong.

At that point, you will either submit to your conscience, (the conviction of God’s Holy Spirit), and do the right thing, or you will resist your conscience (the conviction of God’s Holy Spirit) and willingly once again, choose to brush it off and choose to go against it.

That is a critical mistake.

By going against our conscience (the conviction of God’s Holy Spirit), we risk losing our bearings and reaping a whirlwind of consequences due to wrong choices.

God’s word clearly tells us how our hearts can deceive themselves!

“All a man’s ways seem right to him, but The LORD weighs the heart,”   Proverbs 21:2.

“In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.”   Psalm 36:2.

Self deception will convince people that they don’t need to apologize for wrongdoing, wrong words, wrong expectations or wrong spiritual attitudes!

Your conscience acts in a way as your “prosecuting attorney.”

Whenever you go against what is good, your conscience will accuse you ( convict you) and seek to convict you of your “crime.”

It’s a blessing to sense that corrective conviction!

We all need that in our lives.

Young people need it and so do adults.

Oh how hard it is to pay the financial, emotional and investing of time “price” when it comes to facing our OWN issues!

Gazillions of excuses are explained away as why we “just caaan’t” (won’t) take the time right now to be accountable to consistent help for our issues!

Is this irritating to read my friends?

Without it, we are operating a highly advanced “computer” of the ever pleasure seeking soul/mind without any firewall and without any protection against destructive behavior.

If this sense of entitlement or special treatment isn’t dealt with honestly and with a humility before God, and a person who cloaks their wickedness with spiritual piety yet expects to be treated special and expects that his/her wishes will be complied with, this expectation doesn’t allow others to have different opinions, say no, or have needs.

If you refuse to do what they want, you will be threatened, told you aren’t “submissive enough”, blamed, and made to feel guilty for not fawning over an entitled person’s need for adoration, putting their needs first, and their excuses!

Jesus was constantly aware of what was in the heart of the people that he dealt with!

He knew when people were willing to hurt him, when people were insincere, when people were manipulating him, and when people were pretending.

He is still aware!

Proud people don’t think that they have anything to repent about!

Broken people realize they have need of a continual heart attitude of repentance.

Proud people don’t think they need to be 100% accountable, but they are sure that everyone else does.

Truly Broken people (not just wounded people) continually sense their need for a fresh encounter with God.

Honestly ask God if you are stuck in life and continue to repeat cycles of behaviors in relationships.

He will help you see the weak places in your character, but He also comes alongside you to help you to break free and no longer return to the places where familiarity keeps you stuck.

You will repeat the same mistakes and behaviors if you choose to remain stuck and convinced that your actions or choices didn’t cause others suffer or feel minimized and lesser in your life.

Repentance is good for the soul friends!

 

In His Shadow,
~ Mary Lindow ^©

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Mary Lindow has a passion for encouraging others – all generations, careers or vocations to live expressing excellence through personal integrity, healthy accountability, and wise management of talents and skills. She’s a sought after keynote, inspirational, humorous speaker and teacher across the USA and internationally in Ministers & Spiritual leaders Conferences, and training seminars for various organizations.

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