Reading more about the conscience from Dr. Stanley's website, http://www.intouch.org/, I came across this and thought it was very good. I never really thought about the benefits of a good conscience in this way.
How does a good conscience help you on a daily basis?
1. You have courage.
- No matter what hardships and difficulties you face, you have confidence that you acted in the right manner.
2. You have peace.
- You can remain calm and quiet and let the attack rage around you.
3. You have no fear.
- Because you've acted rightly, you have the Father on your side.
After reading this I was thinking about work and so forth. At work I am trying to do the best I can. However things are being piled on and piled on and in trying to get to all of them the workmanship and attention to detail is sliding. I know I am trying and want to do my best so I am comforted in this. I did not have this peace yesterday when I realized I could have and should have done a better job with handling a particular client and task. I was not prepared and had let the work of the day really drag me down to where I just didn't care I was not organized or ready for a phone call I made to a person very high in our company. After the call I felt beat up because of the poor job I did. I can blame it on the workload, however, I don't think this is where the blame should fall. I will take the blame for not dropping my other things and doing this one task as good as I could have. I see that I need to make it clear to my boss there is too much stuff on my plate and what falls off, I am sorry for, however I can't compromise the thoroughness of my current work.
In this storm I will remain calm because I am doing the best I can and I have a clear conscience about what I am doing. I found this peace and courage when I traveled to Ohio this last week. Being around my friends and family I was not fearful of how they were judging me, talking about me or how they felt about me. I knew I loved them and wanted the best for them. I was not there to throw the gospel at them or judge them or anything like that. I wanted to simply be with them and enjoy our time together, hoping I could be a witness in some way as well. So with a clean conscience about why I was there I felt courage, peace and fearlessness.
Fruits of a good conscience? I think these are what Dr. Stanley mentions above and that is courage, peace and fearlessness. I want this in all aspects of my life and this I pray for in the name of Jesus Christ.
A clean conscience is such a WONDERFUL thing. :)
How does a good conscience help you on a daily basis?
1. You have courage.
- No matter what hardships and difficulties you face, you have confidence that you acted in the right manner.
2. You have peace.
- You can remain calm and quiet and let the attack rage around you.
3. You have no fear.
- Because you've acted rightly, you have the Father on your side.
After reading this I was thinking about work and so forth. At work I am trying to do the best I can. However things are being piled on and piled on and in trying to get to all of them the workmanship and attention to detail is sliding. I know I am trying and want to do my best so I am comforted in this. I did not have this peace yesterday when I realized I could have and should have done a better job with handling a particular client and task. I was not prepared and had let the work of the day really drag me down to where I just didn't care I was not organized or ready for a phone call I made to a person very high in our company. After the call I felt beat up because of the poor job I did. I can blame it on the workload, however, I don't think this is where the blame should fall. I will take the blame for not dropping my other things and doing this one task as good as I could have. I see that I need to make it clear to my boss there is too much stuff on my plate and what falls off, I am sorry for, however I can't compromise the thoroughness of my current work.
In this storm I will remain calm because I am doing the best I can and I have a clear conscience about what I am doing. I found this peace and courage when I traveled to Ohio this last week. Being around my friends and family I was not fearful of how they were judging me, talking about me or how they felt about me. I knew I loved them and wanted the best for them. I was not there to throw the gospel at them or judge them or anything like that. I wanted to simply be with them and enjoy our time together, hoping I could be a witness in some way as well. So with a clean conscience about why I was there I felt courage, peace and fearlessness.
Fruits of a good conscience? I think these are what Dr. Stanley mentions above and that is courage, peace and fearlessness. I want this in all aspects of my life and this I pray for in the name of Jesus Christ.
A clean conscience is such a WONDERFUL thing. :)
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