Personal freedom depends on having courage to follow the
conscience, which isn’t easy to do. Threat of personal embarrassment, peer
pressure, or the need for acceptance may result in failure to heed the voice of
conscience. When the voice of conscience makes you aware of wrongdoing or sin
and you obey, you feel stronger and more self-assured.
Failure
to follow your conscience eventually culminates in the loss of personal
freedom. A man confided that when he was an adolescent he became indebted to a
store owner in his small community. Time elapsed and he failed to pay the debt. Shame
stole away a chunk of his integrity. The store owner died and the debt remained
unpaid.
Our conscience pushes for right to be done, for amends
to be made, apologies to be spoken, and forgiveness to be sought after and given.
Courage is the avenue to a clear conscience. Listen to 1 John 3:21. “If our
conscience does not condemn us, we have courage before God and will receive
from him whatever we ask.” What a wonderful promise!
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