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Your Conscience Tells You What not to Do, Wisdom Tells You What to Do

February 1, 2018 by wagraham Leave a Comment

We’ve all entered that moment of decision. The temptation to act or to think when we know that we shouldn’t. It’s your conscience that tells you, “Stop!” And so you either listen to your conscience or you ignore it. It’s a stop sign that you either stop at or run.

But consciences don’t tell you what to do. They warn you about what not to do.

You see: our conscience warns us against unjust acts, but wisdom tells us how to act wisely. [Read more…] about Your Conscience Tells You What not to Do, Wisdom Tells You What to Do

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Anxiety, conscience

Regret, Memory, Conscience, and God

January 20, 2017 by wagraham 1 Comment

Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your steadfast love remember me,
for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

– David

Regret over past evils can destroy a person’s psyche. The narrative that a person spins in his or her head, recounting past wrongs and accusing oneself in the present threatens to unravel a person’s sanity. This is because humans are their own worst critics. Or, to be more accurate, humans who have met the divine, who have compared their thoughts and actions against a standard of perfection are their own worst critics. [Read more…] about Regret, Memory, Conscience, and God

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: conscience, God, memory, regret

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Wyatt is the Executive Director of The Gospel Coalition Canada. He enjoys his family and writing. You'll generally find him hiding away somewhere with his nose in a book.

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