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“If our consciences are clear, we can come to the Lord” (1 John 3:21, TLB).
When you wilfully do wrong, you experience anxiety, stress and insecurity.
“There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked”‘ (Isaiah 48:22 NKJV).
When you choose a plan of action incompatible with what you believe to be right, you forfeit your peace of mind.
For instance, a person may accept a job or duty that forces them to do something against their spiritual convictions or conscience.
Numerous people have faced the predicament of compromising their values to get a promotion or other advantage. To them at the time, it looked like their only option.
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” (Proverbs 16:25, NKJV).
This is when a strong spiritual foundation is essential. It takes faith and bravery to let your convictions direct your behaviour and choices.
The truth is that God is ultimately responsible for your advancement and promotion. His word says, “Promotion and power come from nowhere on earth, but only from God. He promotes one and deposes another” (Psalm 75:6-7 TLB).
Don’t think you can do right in your own power. Sometimes the temptation to manipulate or lie to advance in some area is just too much to withstand.
That’s when you need to draw on God’s strength. David said, “The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid” (Psalm 27:1, NKJV)?
Pray: ‘Father, please keep me from falling into temptation, and deliver me from the evil one. Help me to do what’s right.’
By Alfred Nyamekye
