No Compromise

When I think of compromise, I am reminded of the old Lay’s Potato Chip commercials. Their slogan: I bet you can’t eat just one. How often do we fool ourselves into believing that we can dabble in the delicacies of sin without falling prey to the whole smorgasbord? Proverbs 25:28 says, “Like a city that is broken into and without walls is a man [or woman] who has no control over his spirit.” I admit I am an impulsive person. Couple that fact with having a conscience that sears to the very core of my being, I can be quite a mess. My impulsivity has driven me to do some pretty foolish things in my life, and my conscience has burned every one of those sins like a tattoo on my heart. When I was praying a few days ago about my spoils of war that sit like trophies on my mantle of regret, God said, “No compromise.”

If I am the Bride of Christ, there should be no compromise. I should be faithful to Him and His calling. Jon Piper said, “Christ didn’t die to redeem a bride who would keep him on the porch while she watched television in the den.” Our whole life should be centered on God. No compromise. I will say it again, “No compromise.” That goes for everything in our lives that is NOT pleasing to Him.

How often do we do things in secret or tell half-truths? What about watching or reading trash? Has anyone who is married slipped off to have coffee with an old flame or talked to them on the phone? What about saying things in your home that you wouldn’t dream of saying in church? We are compromising every time we do it. We are tempting ourselves with that one potato chip, and eventually we are doing more things in secret and telling HUGE lies. We are watching and reading trash more than the Word of God. We are having an affair. We are cursing more or gossiping. No compromise church.

When God spoke to me about No Compromise, I knew it was important to listen. I knew that I had to choose this day whom I was going to serve. Well, I choose to live for God. I choose to live my life in my home the same way I do in my life at church. I choose to be open and only tell the truth. I choose to refrain from doing things in secret simply because I would be judged if I did them in the open. I choose to honor God by only having healthy relationships. I choose no compromise. How about you?