The Consequences of a Wrong Decision by Charles Stanley
Your character is weakened.
Your personal testimony is diluted and suffers. Often nonbelievers are the first to notice a shift in someone's faith. They notice the compromise and make it clear that they are happy you have broken ranks and betrayed the convictions of your faith.
God's truth becomes irrelevant. Compromise changes the way we view issues such as abortion, homosexuality, adultery, and more. The person who is steeped in sin rarely raises an issue over what is right and what is wrong. Instead, she begins to view sins such as these as social issues that need to be defined by someone other than the church.
People abandon God's Word. We no longer consider God and what He says about our lives, circumstances, and relationships. This is the most sorrowful position for believers-on our own, away from God, and searching for true meaning.
A Costly Decision
Many times when we feel guilty, we are hearing the voice of God.
You won't lose your salvation when you compromise and do the opposite of what you know is right. Yet you risk losing the very thing that has the ability to keep you steady in times of trouble, and that is your intimate fellowship with the Savior. God will not compete with sin. When compromise and sin are present, He can choose to withhold His guidance and friendship until you confess your wrongdoing.
Friday we'll look at the areas in which we compromise. I'll be unable to blog until then. We had a wonderful sermon yesterday on compromise, looking at the character of Daniel. You can hear it here in a few hours once I upload it. It was spot on!
Have a great week.
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