Have you ever been in a compromising situation or in a conversation where a question was asked of you in which that person wanted you to tell them the truth about themselves? Now the question arises in you mind, that sounds something like this: “why would they ask me a question like this?” Now in your mind you’re torn being straightforward or compromise yourself by telling them a little soft fluff instead of telling them the truth about themselves. How many times did you not tell someone the real truth because you where afraid of hurting their feelings? Or you didn’t tell a person the truth, due to the fact that it would expose the real you? There is a famous quote of 1808 by Sir Walter Scott: “Oh, what a tangled web we
weave when first we practice to deceive.” It’s so important that we do not get in a habit of compromise, because it only destroys you and causes mistrust in others.

2 Timothy 2:4-5 says:
4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

You must never forget you’re at war for you soul! Some of you may say, didn’t Christ die for us? Yes He did and He also made a way for us to go back with Him too, but one thing you need to know is that you need to come to Him fully and desire Him plus deny yourself. Let’s see what the Word of God says.

Mark 8:34-38 says:
34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

So the cost if you want to call it such, is that you cleave to Jesus Christ for your soul’s sake and not walk after the dark, no matter how temping it may be to you senses and emotions. A lot of times we tend to gravitate to things that we feel are right but we know it’s wrong, yet for the sake of saving face, we will go through with something even though we know it’s the wrong thing to do. In other words we compromise ourselves. This plays havoc on our soul and our relationship with Jesus Christ who we say we love.

2 Timothy 3:1-17 says:

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. ² For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ³ Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, ⁴ Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; ⁵ Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. ⁶ For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, ⁷ Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. ⁸ Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. ⁹ But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their’s also was. ¹⁰ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, ¹¹ Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. ¹² Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. ¹³ But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. ¹⁴ But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; ¹⁵ And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: ¹⁷ That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

In my Conclusion: We have to be a light and an example for the world to see in our everyday lives.

Read with me James 1:21-27
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meeknessthe engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he
being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. 27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father
is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

For extra reading take a look at 2 Corinthians 6:14-17, and Proverbs 14:12-17
In Jesus name it is so!