successfully. Successful living demands the truth. Future
employers will want them to show up on time. Future bank-
ers will know what’s in their accounts. If they break a law,
they can expect the police to arrest them. This is the truth.
Students want to be taught truthfully. They understand
and respect truth. To depart from truth in the classroom
would be detrimental to my students’ futures. To depart
from the truth regarding this young man’s mental health
problems would also be detrimental to his treatment.
Voice of Consciousness
The final meeting with my principal and the assistant direc-
tor came on a Friday. The email: “Please meet us at 3 pm.” I
was given a choice: resign or be fired. I chose to resign the
job I loved because I couldn’t stay and go along with a lie. I
knew I had to be a voice of consciousness.
Christian friends, are we willing to speak out against the
lies in society? Are we willing to be the voice of conscious-
ness God calls believers in Christ to be? It’s not easy to go
against the culture and speak up. It can be frightening for
any number of reasons, like the possibility of losing a job or
looking stupid in the eyes of our peers. However, the things
we might lose are mere temporal things that have no lasting
value when compared to eternity.
Please hear my heart. I too have been afraid and have not
spoken up for truth. I have lived in fear as a Christian, not
trusting God truly is God. But since I took a stand, God
continues to meet my needs, financial and otherwise. I lost
my job, but He provided another.
Let us not be afraid any longer! Let us speak out against
the lies of our day. As in David’s day, the foundations of law
and order in America are collapsing (see Ps 12). What can
the righteous do? We can remember the Lord still rules from
heaven and is still in control. He is searching the earth to
strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him
(see 2 Chron 16:9). Let’s commit fully to God, so He may use
our simple acts of obedience to renew this nation for His
greater purposes and glory!
Editor’s Note: Some names and identifying details have
been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.
Chris Quigg has been married to his wife, Karen, for 26 years. They have five
children and two grandsons. He works as a special education teacher in a public
school. She is a former homeschool teacher and current Christian preschool as-
sistant teacher. Chris and Karen both use education as a tool to share the gospel
message. They reside in Lynchburg, VA.
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