Conscious...Conscience...

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

I was sitting beside my friends' office table when I read something on her devotional calendar "Conscious is when you are aware of something. And conscience is when you wish you weren't." What I read truly made me pause and think for a while then I asked myself, do some Christians now a days would rather ignore their consciousness and conscience just to be able to pursue the things or people that they thought they love or need?...

I have a Christian male acquaintance who is in-love to his female friend. The two are both Christians since little kids, seemed perfect, both attended Sunday school and are equally yoked but sadly the attraction or so called "love" lead them be deceived and indulged themselves to the call of the flesh.

A lot of people now a days give more importance on how they feel about someone than giving weight on how much God loves us. We do certain things to please the people we love, we change our sinful (drinking, smoking, etc) ways, we give-in to their sinful (but feel good) lures, tricks or requests (petting or maybe even pre-marital sex) but did you ever ask yourself, am I doing the right thing? And who do I want to please, God or her/him? Is how I feel about the person is already turning into a form of idolatry? Remember that idols does not only come in a form of wood or stone, idolatry is anything that we worship or prioritize above God.

God knows we are not perfect but allowing ourselves to give in to a sin that we are conscious about and denying the call of our conscience is an act of disobedience to the Lord, we should always bear in mind that for the Lord Obedience is better than sacrifice.

1 Timothy 1:19

Cling tightly to your faith in Christ, and always keep your conscience clear.