A Clear Conscience

S  "...I thank God, whom I serve...with a clear conscience..."  2 Timothy 1:3

O  Here we have Paul, the Apostle, writing perhaps his final letter to his young protege Timothy.  Pregnant words.  Lasting words.  Encouragement and principles to love, live, and lead by.

A  What got a hold of me in today's reading [2 Timothy 1-4] was that Paul had come to a place where at last his life was characterized by a clear conscience.

How does one get a clear conscience?  Choices made in line with what one belives?  Decisions to act out of conviction?  Radical "If your hand causes you to do something stupid cut it off" lifestyle u-turns?

A clear conscience, for me, is priceless.  Hope flows out of a clear conscience.  Will, the force of my will is set free by a clear conscience.  So too is my ability to love my wife, listen to my kids, perform my duties.

And what of a dark conscience?  Things all to familiar.  Sickness to my soul.  Shame like a wet winter coat.  Dread.

P  Father, thank You for your patience on my life journey.  You have seen every bonehead move I have made, every mess made in publice and in private and every time I have come back You have welcomed me with open arms.  Thank You that in a few key areas of my life I have a clear conscience - no secrets - just gratitude.

My journal entry from the "run" reading plan.  SOAP daily helps grow a Godly lifestyle.

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