God created us to be moral beings. He has given us a conscience that, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, is intended to help us recognize when our behaviour is morally right or wrong.
The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. (1 Timothy 1:5 NLT)
Unfortunately, we live in a world that has been infected and broken by sin. We hear all kinds of false messages and we spend years becoming familiar with ways of living that are contrary to God's way. Our conscience gradually becomes corrupted and we can no longer rely on its direction for good in our daily lives.
Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted. (Titus 1:15 NLT)
An important part of life with God in recovery, is restoring reliable function to our conscience. A renewed conscience clearly indicates what is morally right and good and gives warning when we are straying into wrong doing. What is the process of restoring this proper function to our conscience? We feed our minds with God’s word and choose for His way each time our thinking and His word differ.
An important part of life with God in recovery, is restoring reliable function to our conscience. A renewed conscience clearly indicates what is morally right and good and gives warning when we are straying into wrong doing. What is the process of restoring this proper function to our conscience? We feed our minds with God’s word and choose for His way each time our thinking and His word differ.
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. When outsiders who have never heard of God’s law follow it more or less by instinct, they confirm its truth by their obedience. They show that God’s law is not something alien, imposed on us from without, but woven into the very fabric of our creation. There is something deep within them that echoes God’s yes and no, right and wrong. (Psalm 119:105, NIV, Romans 2:14-15 MSG)
Prayer: Loving God, Thank You for forgiveness of my sins and the new life you offer me through Jesus. Help me to listen to, and act on, the guidance of Your Holy Spirit so that I am filled with truth and once again have a reliable and good conscience. Amen
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