A couple of months ago, my best friend and flatmate Yeri Ahn recommended that I get into the classic Christian devotional book "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers, because it was awesome. I have done so, and as always, she's right. It's basically a book with 365 devotional entries, so you read one per day for a year to get through the book. I'm a bit gutted that I only started reading it from late April, but better late than never, right?
Chambers has some really insightful things to say about God and how to live well as a Christian. I don't know if I agree with absolutely everything he says, but a lot of what he says resonates deeply with me. And he writes very well.
The following bit of the May 13 devotional entry ("The Habit of Keeping a Clear Conscience") particularly spoke to me:
Conscience is that ability within me that attaches itself to the highest standard I know, and then continually reminds me of what that standard demands that I do. It is the eye of the soul which looks out either toward God or toward what we regard as the highest standard. This explains why conscience is different in different people. If I am in the habit of continually holding God's standard in front of me, my conscience will always direct me to God's perfect law and indicate what I should do. The question is, will I obey?
Whatever your conscience dictates, follow it. Better living, everyone.
G.
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