Ep. 168 || Should I Do This?

You know that little voice in your head? The one that pipes up when you feel guilt over letting your kids eat too many cookies or sets off an internal alarm when you watch something questionable? All of us have one, but it’s not necessarily the Holy Spirit. What is it exactly? In this episode, Emily and Laura explore the topic of personal conscience. God gave us a conscience to help discern what’s right and wrong in the everyday “gray” areas of life. While it can be dulled by sin, God can recalibrate our consciences through the study of his word and fellowship with believers, so we can do all things in faith with love.

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Mentioned on the Show:

• Risen Motherhood on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter

• RM Elsewhere

• Conscience: What it is, How to Train It, and Loving Those Who Differ, Naselli & Crowley

• That Little Voice in Your Head: Learning About Your Conscience, Naselli (Kids version)

• Personal Conscience with Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler of Risen Motherhood - The Daily Grace Co.

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Related R|M Resources:

• Ep. 13 || Breastfeeding & Bottle Feeding: How the Gospel Changes the Conversation 

• Ep. 56 || Feeding Our Families & the Gospel 

• Ep. 63 || Jen Wilkin: Growing in God’s Word as a Mom of Little Ones 

• Ep. 83 || Finding Freedom in Christ as a Working Mom: An Interview with Nikki Daniels 

• Ep. 85 || Same Grace, Unique Circumstances: Every Mom is Your Neighbor 

• Ep. 92 || Learning, Growing, & Changing Our Minds: How the Gospel Frees Us to Do Something Different 

• Ep. 93 || How Should We Educate Our Children? The Case for Freedom, Part 1

• Ep. 103 || When Snack Time is Scary 

• Ep. 117 || “Mommy, Can I Watch a Show?”: Screen Time & the Gospel 

• “What Does It Mean for a Mom to Have Freedom in Christ?” Nana Dolce 

• “Bridges of Grace: Dealing with the Different Mama” Emily Guyer 

• “Loving the Mom Who is Different From Me” Amanda Criss 

• “Unity Rather Than Uniformity” Christine Hoover 

• “Gods’ Grace Beyond Our ‘Mom Tribes’” Abby Hummel 

• “Making Peace with the Mom who Parents Differently” Nicole Payne

Around the web:

• “What is Conscience?” Joe Carter

• “Always Let Your Bible Be Your Guide” Dawn Wilson

• “Don’t Always Follow Your Conscience” Andy Naselli

• The Art of Turning, Kevin DeYoung

• What the Bible Says about How to Know God’s Will, Wayne Grudem

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R|M Apply Questions:

1. Our personal consciences are different from the Holy Spirit. What’s the difference? Why should we not always follow our conscience?

2. Our consciences can be dulled by ignoring them or sinning against them. What are some areas of motherhood where you’re continually feeling the need to pause or you’re experiencing guilt? How do you respond?

3. Our conscience can be wrong, dulled, overactive, or hypersensitive about certain topics. But as we grow in our knowledge of God, they will fall more in line with his ways. How do you recalibrate your conscience?

4. Our consciences help us make decisions in the “gray areas” of life— matters the Bible doesn’t speak to specifically. But our personal decisions aren’t necessarily the same ones made by others in our lives. What gray areas of motherhood are you trying to make others conform to?

5. The Bible teaches us to do things in faith with love, so sometimes we need to lay aside our Christian freedom in order to love our neighbor. How did Christ exemplify this type of love? What would it look like for you to do the same with a friend?

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