Opinion? or Conviction?

To often in our day, the comman man, makes the error of mistaking an opinion for a conviction and a conviction for an opinion. Opionion is something that merely voices our preference on a certain issue. A conviction, on the other hand, is a deep-seated, unshakeable reality that is embedded in our conscience. Giving voice to our preferance, in a way does help and enable us move along on the path of life, but a conviction secures our life-long jouney. Having said that, let me also say that opinions vary and change from time to time depending on the mood of the person and the season in which he or she is present in. A conviction, does not change, it does not vary and is independent of how you and I feel. Lets say, if I allow my opinion to form and nuture my conviction, my conviction would never be stable and will keep changing from time to time. People around me, can get a feeling and a sense of insecruity and instabilty coming from me. This might cause them to distance themselves from me and also ( if this way of life style is allowed its full course) in the long run, personally destroy my life as well as the lives of those that are close to me. Opinion driven life-style is always dependent on the fleeting changes in time and the common mood in the society. Therefore , if iam to frame my values on the basis of my opinions, it is understandable that , my values will be fleeting and changing on the mood of the hour. Why do we run away from our convictions and allow opinions to form the basis for our convictions? What are we trying to escape? What in the name of meaning are we trying to accomplish? According to my studies in various fields of human history, I have come to learn that, every breakthrough in the human history was always preceeded by the conviction of an individual in that time and age. Someone once said " Every fresh new golden era in human history has been preceded by the devotion and righteous passsion of one or more individuals who knew their God and knew where they were going". Opinions do not have the ability to cause that kind of a passion and devotion that is required to break ground in human history. It takes conviction and from it will stem commitment out which passion, enthusiasm and a zeal to break new ground will arise. Let us walk and live out our conviction rather than our opinion. A verse that I love in the bible is from the book of Daniel. It says " they that know their God shall do mighty exploits". The exsistence of God, and His intervention in human history through His son Jesus Christ, is a conviction that I live by and not merely giving voice to the prefereance of the life that i have chosen to live. Hope you too would somehow seek to get to know and be convicted of the the powerful, almighty, loving, atoning, merciful son of God, "Jesus Christ".