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The faith that you have, have as your own conviction before God.

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Paul wrote that in Romans 14-22.

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And basically what he was saying was if you believe something, let it affect you.

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Let it change you.

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Let it make you into something.

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That's what a conviction is.

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People say, I believe, but they don't do anything about it.

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That's an error.

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That's a mistake.

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If you truly believe something, you will act according to what you believe.

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And that's what he's saying.

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Have it as your conviction between you and God.

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Then, in the second half of the verse, he says, happy is he who does not condemn himself

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for what he approved.

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So you decide what you approve of and what you don't approve of and let your convictions

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drive what you approve of and what you don't approve.

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You don't think something is right, then you don't have to approve of it.

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Of course, it's your conviction.

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So it affects you.

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You can't make anyone else do anything else that you want them to do, but you can believe

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and you can let your own belief drive your own actions before God.

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And you will be happy if you approve the right things.

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So learn the word of God.

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Listen to preaching and teaching this godly.

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Maybe our podcast, for example, but listen to something that will help you grow in the

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Lord and then let it affect you as a conviction, a deep-seated belief that changes everything

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who you are.

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You can do it.

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You're able.

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God says so.

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