SERENDIPITY: The Habit of a Good Conscience

Thursday, May 13, 2010

The Habit of a Good Conscience

Acts 24:16 And herein do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men.

Your conscience is the eye of the soul which looks out either towards God or towards what it regards as the highest. If I am in the habit of steadily facing myself with God, my conscience will indicate what I should do. God's voice can be so gentle, that it is easy to ignore it. The one thing that keeps the conscience sensitive to Him is the continual habit of being open to God on the inside. When there is any debate, quit. "Why shouldn't I do this?" You are on the wrong track. There is no debate possible when conscience speaks. At your peril, you allow one thing to obscure your inner communion with God. Drop it, whatever it is, and see that you keep your inner vision clear. Clear and focused in on God. - My Utmost For His Highest, Oswald Chambers

I have been praying about some things lately. I try so hard to make things "work out" and for whatever reason it doesn't. I am learning to decipher if I am to wait, or is the answer no! The Lord is good. I know He works patience in me. That is something that I deal with every day, that's for sure. My hardest part is figuring out if I am to be patient or am I to get on another track. God's track. God's will brings peace but sometimes if I talk myself into it, I feel this "temporary peace". At the time, I do not think it is temporary - I think it is the absolute right thing to do! The Bible is our guide and has all the answers, I do know that, it is all the distractions elsewhere and opinions and tons of options, etc . That's what makes things murky, real murky. "There is no debate when conscience speaks". A conscience void of offence towards God.....

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IF by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, or being hated don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same; If you bear to hear the truth you've spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, and stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools; If you can make one heap of all your winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, and lose, and start again at your beginnings, and never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone, and so hold on when there is nothing in you except the Will which says to them; "Hold on!" If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch, If either foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the earth and everything that's in it, and which is more, you'll be a man, my son!

My Dad

our last christmas, little did we know!! we miss you-you are always in our thoughts. We sold his house, it was as if we had to say goodbye again. Nothing but fond memories. Movie night, hide and go seek, fishing, the beach, pool table, weight room, ice cream, bagels, peach diet iced tea, laughing...simply you. Miss you more than you will ever know. It feels as if it was just yesterday, thank God you are "free". "With your final heartbeat, kiss the world goodbye, go in peace and laugh on Glory's side. And fly to Jesus, fly to Jesus, fly to Jesus and LIVE....." .