Scrupulosity can be quite paralyzing though and block someone from their real GOD-given purpose…a purpose usually contingent upon one’s ability to accept God’s grace and mercy.
One can be religious and lost, but for the regenerate who perseveres then such will both serve God and find deliverance, in contrary to making excuses for lack of diligence and unscrupulous behavior. Conscience judges behavior based upon its |"programing," but an over zealous conscience tends to be obsessed details as regard what should be done and what was not.
Thus if one has been taught that self-sacrifice is what is good and selfish lustful self-indulgence is wrong - both of which are true - than the scrupulous person can be driven to extremes of self-sacrifice and denial of anything pleasant, unless a sufficiently clear sign or indication from God is perceived. And thus under the weight of conscience the scrupulous can go to extremes in the former as well as the latter.
And yet God does require and bless self-sacrifice that is out of faith and manifest signs of approval. And some of the scrupulous behavior can be in going overboard in doing what actually is God specific will in a situation. And thus there is a need for objective analysis before God and discernment and balance thereby. Before the believer does speak to a co-worker about his need for repentance and faith which the coworker may attack him for, then he can ask God to work things out conducive for that communication, if that is God's will, and the words to say and heart to say them. Of course, most Christians have just the opposite of a scrupulous zealous conscience, and dismiss any idea that taking small items from their employers (who does not allow it) is wrong, and or that one should try to share the faith with those who cross their path. Then there are those who never had a actual day of salvation with its profound basic transformative changed in heart and life and know not of the Lord's leading.