Your Conduct Matters

We are in and will continue to be in times of division concerning many of our personal, political, and spiritual convictions. However, we are as scripture has established to obey those individuals who have authority over us.  We are to comply to their request if their directives are not in direct opposition to the word of God or to what the Lord has individually directed us to do.  We obey our leadership as an act of respect and obedience to God and his supreme authority.  The directives of good leaders are for the commonwealth of all people.  As in all things we are not to follow leaders  blindly without thinking we are to examine ourselves first to see if we are aligned and then investigate the mandate made and get approval from our Lord if we should proceed as requested.  In all things we need to practice this process of checks and balances with the Lord. We are to be people who practice wisdom in all we do and always with humility allowing Jesus the final ruling on the path we should take.