Compromise?

Have you been compromised lately?

In the last post, An Inventory of Things, I came to realize all the things from the past are recorded in the books or stored somewhere on this earth.

These past two weeks have brought me very fond memories. Some experiences brought joy and others that resonate as sadness. We received wonderful news of a friend receiving a new heart and we received news of a friend who no longer walks on this earth.

These two life events is a realization that we all sit in the middle of life and death. How I walk and live my life can be a compromising journey of living by my values or living to please others. Both have their moments of finding peace in a given situation.

In the last post, I also shared the how the book Ezra opened my mind to the realization that there is a record of all my thoughts, my actions, and my deeds.

As I finished the reading of Ezra this week, I again realize that I can easily compromise my values to make someone else feel comfortable. It may show up as a simple favor or sitting quietly to words that need a rebuke.

It is my continued hope and prayer, like Ezra, that I do not grieve God or the Holy Spirit by being too timid when I should be bold, or too quiet when I should speak out against a wrong. In all these situations, I am always grateful for a God that does not change, for a God that loves me unconditionally, and for a God that waits patiently for repentance.

Glory to a God that does not compromise in his truth, in his ways, or in his love.

To all those that have been given the opportunity for new life and to those that have passed on, let it be said we serve an awesome God.

Always grateful,