MY WORD FOR AUGUST 18 IS CONSCIENCE!

My word for August 18^th is CONSCIENCE

Do you have a conscience?  Do you know people who don’t have a conscience?  When we have a conscience we know when we have done something wrong.  We worry about it and we are upset about it.  People who have no conscience feel differently, actually they don’t feel at all.  They have no guilt or remorse.  Many people think that a conscience is “the little voice” that makes us feel with extraordinary conviction that an action may be wrong.  The little voice keeps on and on.  I can’t imagine what it is like to not have a conscience.  I can’t believe some people act the way they do, however when I think about it ~ they don’t think about it.  They don’t’ think they have done anything wrong.  That little voice only tells them what they want to hear and that nothing is their fault.  They feel they do not wrong.   All I can say is “Gosh Luv Them.”

Conscience, by nature is a spiritual instinct, which differentiates between good and evil.  Conscience also has to do with our hearts. In Matthew 6:22 Jesus compared conscience to the “eyes” by which a person can evaluate a moral condition.  He also, in Matthew 5:25, compares conscience to that of a rival.  The rival is something a person must come to terms with before he presents himself at God’s Judgment.  The main attribute of conscience is to oppose our evil desires and intentions. 

We hope that in our relationships with people we can trust that they have a conscience.  However, it is impossible during our lifetime to avoid those who have no conscience. There are those who are able to twist and manipulate even the clearest of situations.  We can only hope that they have a little bit of conscience so they may do what is morally good and just.   We would hope that our friends would say, “how would the they feel if?” 

So that good old saying, “What would Jesus do?”  Matthew 7:12 “Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you.”

Conscience is a soft whisper of the God in man (Edward Young).

Dear Lord help us to understand that some people don’t realize the hurt they have caused others.  Please help them to stand back and look into the situation and ask the question, “How do they feel?”  We know that it is difficult for some to have empathy for others, however we pray that you will awaken their hearts to be more caring.

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