Why Convictions are Important

How many times are decisions made based on a "gut feeling?"

Have you ever stopped and wondered what, exactly, a "gut feeling" is?

It's such a common expression in society today and is often prefaced with a statement along the lines of, "I can't really explain it, it's just a..." followed by a vague and often poorly worded explanation of your decision. But what exactly is that guiding voice in our heads that drives us toward a definitive decision? What could possibly cause us to make a choice based on a feeling pitted deep in our stomach? I’m not talking about impulse. I’m not talking about spontaneity. I’m talking about forcing yourself to take a left turn when the crowd has gone right. Making an unpopular decision when life tells you to go one way, but you cannot bring yourself to do so. When you simply cannot betray that little voice of skepticism that is screaming from somewhere inside your body. This is called a conviction.

Society (or maybe secular man) watered it down to the abstract idea of “trusting your gut”—a statement that carries about as much meaning as atheistic ideologies. Not a whole lot. Convictions are often reliant on a belief in God because they require man to believe in a non-tangible force woven into us by the sole creator of the universe and everything in it. It’s the same concept as the Judeo-Christian value that states all men are created in the image of God, therefore every life has inherent value. If you do not believe in divine creation, why would you believe in the moral treatment of every human being? If you do not believe in divine creation, why would you believe that we are guided by principles and convictions that are good and true?

Your convictions are God-given—best choose your God wisely.