Do you Stand by your Convictions or are you a People Pleaser?

In this millennium it is hard to have an unshakable and unwavering belief in principles.  A principle is a kind of rule, belief, or idea that guides one.  A principle per se is thought to be held by ethical people as a basic truth and the a principled person is thought to be ethical and decent.   I like to use the fruit of the spirit vs the seven deadly sins as a gauge between good and bad or right and wrong.  The fruit of the spirit can be found in the Bible in Galatians 5:22-23 NV.  It is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.  The seven deadly sins are wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust envy and gluttony.  The fruit of the spirit is virtuous whereas the seven deadly sins have been used since early Christian times to educate and instruct followers concerning fallen humanity's tendency to sin.  In our culture today, especially in America, there is just about anything and everything one can get into just because they can. Values have gone by the wayside.  The person of conviction is one who has principles and is certain of things, the assurance of the way things should be without a need for proof.  However they are persuaded by the media and other people to give up their convictions if it suits the other person, and the advertisers, of course, are just trying to sell more and more "stuff."  People who want to please other people have a need to be like other people and have a tendency to give up their convictions. They begin to depend on who they are with and if these are unsavory people, or what the media and advertisers want to cash in on, the people pleasing people give up  their principles of good and bad and right and wrong.  They become like chameleons.  If we are going to hold our world together we are going to have to not be so vague about our beliefs, but stick to our convictions and hopefully they will be that of the fruit of the spirit.