Most
people struggle to stay in line with the dictates of their conscience. We know
that impulsive decisions often indicate we're out of compliance with good
judgment and are vulnerable to damaging our integrity. Still we find it
difficult to override the tendency to self-indulge, even though self-indulgence
ultimately leads to negative consequences.
Our conscience attempts to remind us
that self-indulgence is not suitable for good health. Succumbing to self-indulgence
causes our integrity to suffer. We become manipulative and controlling in an
effort to fulfill our desires, but still we feel empty and like Ezekiel 37 describes
as "a dessert full of dry bones, with no life, direction, or
purpose."
Yet
what God can do with faith the size of a mustard seed has no bounds! God told
Ezekiel to say to those dry bones, "Dry bones, hear the voice of the Lord:
'I will make breath enter you and you will come to life.'" Permit God's
power to penetrate your life so your conscience
and integrity can be restored and healed. This is a wise choice.
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