I have discovered as I grow older in Christ Jesus and wiser in all things spiritual, that one of the best possessions any person can have is a clear conscience. You feel good. I mean, you really feel good. You can let folks say about you whatever they will and it is of little consequence.
The key to a clear conscience is to know where you stand in the Lord. When you know where you stand; when you know you have not done anything to anybody, when you know that you are not running around sneaking and hiding, slipping and sliding, lying and cheating, when you know and God knows that you are climbing high mountains trying to make heaven your home, when you know and God knows that you are running up the King's highway, then like the Psalmist, you can smile as the heathens rage; you can hold your head up high. I give praises to God and thank Him today that by His grace alone, I can boast of a clear conscience. It feels good.
I look at people sometimes who I know are against me (they may not know that I know, but God has revealed it to me). I look at them and think about some of the lying nasty things they have said about me or some of the subtle things they have done to try and hurt me. But I thank God that I can hold my head up high because as the Psalmist said:
When my enemies came upon me to eat of my flesh, they stumbled and fell?The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. For one thing have I desired of the Lord and that will I seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
And you know what David said? He said, Teach me, teach me, teach me Thy way O Lord and lead me in a plain path because of my enemies.
David went on to say, I would have fell along the way, given up, thrown the towel in ? had I not seen the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
A clear conscience. If you do not have it, you ought to get it. Get rid of the mess in your life that is causing you to have a guilty conscience. Throw out the garbage; get rid of the trash. Get rid of the burden of an unclear conscience.
With a clear conscience, you can look folks in the eye while others are holding their heads down and shifting their vision. You can make eye contact with them because you know you have not done anything to them. This is why Jesus said, "love your enemies" and "be good to those who despitefully use you ? because at the end of the road, you can hold your head up high. You do not have to apologize for your actions because you know you were not in the mess ? but you overcame because instead of hate, you practiced love.
Rev. Saundra L. Washington, D.D., is an ordained clergywoman, veteran social worker, and Founder of AMEN Ministries. She is also the author of two coffee table books: Room Beneath the Snow: Poems that Preach and Negative Disturbances: Homilies that Teach which can be reviewed on her site. Her new book, Out of Deep Waters: My Grief Management Workbook, is expected to be available soon.
You are welcome to visit amen ministries: your soul's service station for spiritual refreshing, soul edification, browse our newly expanded mini shopping mall or review our recommended books you may want to add to your personal library.
Blessings to all!
house refresh service Lincolnshire ..Saturday I was hangin' ten on my Dell when I... Read More
There's a lot of talk in meditation circles about emptying... Read More
Echo was a flea-bitten gray horse, with brown speckles everywhere,... Read More
In looking back at my process over the years I... Read More
No one appreciates mothers enough. In this life, that's a... Read More
All Shamans have several power songs because the vibration of... Read More
An angel can be your best friend. Angels have been... Read More
Do you ever wonder about the other "YOU ?"The one... Read More
Have you ever heard something that really "resonated" with you?... Read More
Hopefully you're reading this article because you're intrigued by the... Read More
Divining Rods, also known as Dowsing Rods, have been used... Read More
I said something last week I haven't said in years.... Read More
Do you have a servant's heart? Has God blessed you... Read More
In his book, Stress Without Distress, Dr. Selye suggests that... Read More
Years ago a commercial ran for eggo waffles. It showed... Read More
There I was living in a tiny bedroom in my... Read More
There are many contradictions in life and none more easily... Read More
The greatest frustration in a Christian's life is not being... Read More
What does the story of your life say about you?... Read More
Ephesians 4:4-6 indicates that Christians ought to practice one single... Read More
In Corrogue I am seeking the source of inner beauty.This... Read More
A few men and women are universally successful but such... Read More
What is Enlightenment?What do we really mean when we talk... Read More
I was recently asked how I interpreted the Mayan and... Read More
We, the human species, stand on the threshold of a... Read More
licensed cleaning services Lake Forest .."For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisors... Read More
Make no mistake about it, change is challenging whether it... Read More
In Corrogue I am finding it's a wonderful life.Let me... Read More
Come on now!? Really? This is going too far, you... Read More
As you will see I the Scripture verse I will... Read More
Fanny J. Crosby's famous hymn, "Tell Me the Story of... Read More
Do you have a servant's heart? Has God blessed you... Read More
INTRODUCTIONSpiritual affirmations are positive, statements of intention, that facilitate manifestation.... Read More
In my work as a Medical Intuitive, I come across... Read More
One of the saddest times in any child's life is... Read More
In a recent article entitled "Our Virtual Reality Reality" I... Read More
The chakras are different coloured energy centres that originate from... Read More
What does the story of your life say about you?... Read More
Recently I was watching a re-run of "Everybody Loves Raymond".... Read More
Do you ever get into those moods where you just... Read More
MOST PEOPLE NEVER REALLY CHANGESad, but true.Some people never even... Read More
Human beings originally have three forms of existence. The first... Read More
"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught... Read More
I'm at that place in life many refer to as... Read More
Breaking with tradition, today's article comes from the 9-23-04 edition... Read More
Let's take a look at all these aspects. The bible... Read More
We all have spirit guides and we all benefit from... Read More
We hear this word so often and have one thing... Read More
"There must be a higher love/Without it life is wasted... Read More
Existence of God: facts and figures Does God exist?If you... Read More
Spirituality |