It is our convictions that define us.
It is not what we are convicted of.
The x-con is gone.
You are no longer a part of that life.
You accepted Christ.
Now you belong to God.
It is our beliefs that make us who we are.
It is our beliefs that determine if we are strong.
Will you turn around
or go in the wrong direction,
or will your strength tell you to press on?
Will you press on toward the upward call,
or are your beliefs so vain,
that they make you conform to this world and fall?
Hopefully the first.
Hopefully you see righteousness as your water,
so the Lord quenches your thirst.
Your past has passed.
It will never return.
Still, you can go back,
or you can try your best to learn.
Others may convict you of your convictions,
but when the times stiffen,
know that only Jesus will stick with you,
throughout all the friction.