Compromise

The world has many definitions on this word. Just look up any dictionary.

To me, compromise would be (attempting) to please myself (o vile flesh of mine!) and at the same time, God.

Which, isn't possible. On God's side, anyway. If you look at it from my point of view, 'hey, I'm happy, I'm following God's command(though not exactly, but better to follow some than not at all), what's wrong?'

What's wrong? PLENTY.

Revelation 3:14-18 says,

¹⁴ “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write,
‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: ¹⁵ “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. ¹⁶ So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. ¹⁷ Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— ¹⁸ I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

Why compromise? Because it's the safest thing to do. You don't get hurt, people don't hate you, at the same time you can remain in your comfort zone that you're a Christian who is going to heaven.

I used to think whatever choices I made, whatever happened to me, it would just affect me and me alone. *wry* That made serving God so easy. How wrong I was! I'd failed to realise that I am placed in a world with other human beings around, that this made serving God so much harder. When loved ones around me got hurt by my decisions, that was the worst feeling I've ever felt. Suddenly I realised, 'Uh-oh. I've got to face consequences for decisions I make.' When worldly expectations pile on my shoulders, when I'm expected to use my brains for worldly gains. You have any idea how much I wish I wasn't expected to do well in studies??

When the world tells you how much there is to gain in this world. How much money there is to be made. How much pleasure there is. It gives you a taste of how much you can really enjoy this life. At the same time, I can continue on the charade of being a pious Christian, going to church, serving in church..

And yet.. Matthew 6:24 says,
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

At the rate this world is going, so so many people seem to be serving both. Which is fine with Satan. Oh, I'm sure he is happy enough with Christians who compromise. Ever heard of the slow-boiled frog theory(true or not you decide)? We allow compromise little by little.. until.. to what extent? Till it's too late?

But I'm not here to please Satan. He has got more than enough people in his clutches, though that greedy guy wants more.

Galations 1:10 says,
For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

Does compromising please God?