The Conscience As an Alert System - Part 3

Many homeless people survive by begging, borrowing, or stealing enough money to satisfy a daily appetite for food and whatever addictions he or she must support. Addictions exist across all classes of society. Statistics disclose that  numerous stay-at-home wives and mothers secretly survive the day by devouring alcohol or non-prescription drugs.

The appetite for alcohol is astounding, and if it evolves into an addiction, it weakens the conscience and integrity while interfering with sound judgment.  Listen to Isaiah 56:12. "Come, let us get wine. Let's drink our fill. And tomorrow will be like today, even better."  This verse reveals how alcohol becomes an obstacle to sound judgment choices.

Escaping responsibilities by numbing the brain works only for a while. Your conscience and integrity cry out for change and healthy choices, such as dependency on God's word and the wisdom of Christ for guidance and strength to manage daily living. Christ Jesus is knocking on your door and waiting for an invitation to come in. Choose Christ Jesus now.  

The Conscience As an Alert System - Part 1

Most people believe they have a conscience, an inner value system designed to keep them within safe boundaries. The conscience sounds an alert when values are in imminent danger of being violated. But how do you get a conscience? A ten-year child gave this answer, "I really don't know. It's something you get without asking for it. It just seems to happen."

Can you imagine a society whose inhabitants have not developed  consciences to guide and control their thoughts and behaviors? Psychopaths and sociopaths are defined as being without a conscience. Everyone then would be subject to their criminal acts because they lack love and compassion for others.

Parents play a major role in the development of a child's conscience. The positive, healthy parent/child attachment based on love, guidance, and correct boundaries is significant to the evolution of a child's conscience. God's word encourages parents to "teach children how to live and they will remember it all their lives." This choice will never be regretted.