Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food."); document.writeln("All food is clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes"); document.writeln("someone else to stumble. It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do"); document.writeln("anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall. So whatever you"); document.writeln("believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one"); document.writeln("who does not condemn himself by what he approves. But whoever has doubts is condemned"); document.writeln("if they eat, because their eating is not from faith, and everything that does"); document.writeln("not come from faith is sin.1
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A person of conviction is sure that his values are true. In"); document.writeln("contrast, many people choose to believe something based on conditions and"); document.writeln("circumstances. And if those situations change, so do opinions and loyalty.
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Let us look at two men in the Bible who stood firm in their"); document.writeln("convictions.
"); document.writeln("Despite years of unfair treatment, Joseph never wavered in"); document.writeln("his principles. As a result, He was in the right place at the right time to"); document.writeln("ensure the survival of Israel (Genesis 50:20).
"); document.writeln("Daniel, another righteous man who lived in an idolatrous"); document.writeln("land, gained the trust of foreign kings by standing firm in his beliefs (Daniel"); document.writeln("1:19-20).
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As these heroes of faith demonstrate, convictions resist"); document.writeln("shifting winds of opinion and persuasive arguments. If we are rooted in the Word of God and trust what He has said, we can stand firm. Trust gives us the courage"); document.writeln("to remain strong in the midst of conflict.
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Instead of following your own preferences, choose to live"); document.writeln("with godly convictions and the values that the Bible says are most important."); document.writeln("Through prayer and studying the Bible, the Heavenly Father will root us firmly"); document.writeln("in solid biblical convictions that will withstand the pressures of any trial.
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Suggested Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I come before You"); document.writeln("today to help me through Your Holy Spirit to stand firm in my convictions based"); document.writeln("on Your Word. May it not be what I think or what others think, but may it be"); document.writeln("Your Word guiding my life and my decisions. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
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1. "); document.writeln("Romans 14:20-23 (NIV).
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Today\'s Encounter was written by: Rosina N.
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