It Will Take Integrity
Integrity is “the quality or state of being complete or undivided or incorruptible.” In order to make a difference with you life, you can’t compartmentalize your life. Ineffective people hold conflicting values in their mind.
They believe and do something in one place and believe and do something else in another. You can’t live with integrity if you segment your life.
Integrity pleases God.
Proverbs 11:20, The Lord hates people with twisted hearts, but he delights in those who have integrity. Integrity affects other people.
Proverbs 20:7, The godly walk in integrity; blessed are their children. The mighty Titanic sank because of… A lack of integrity!
Proverbs 11:11, The influence of good people makes a city great.
1 Peter 2:12, People who do not believe are living all around you…so live good lives. Then they will see the good things you do and give glory to God. (ICB)
“Share the Gospel everywhere you go, and when necessary use words.” (Francis of Assisi) Integrity blesses you.
Proverbs 11:5-6, Moral character makes for smooth traveling; an evil life is a hard life. Good character is the best insurance. (The Message)
Proverbs 10:9, People with integrity have a firm footing, but those who follow crooked paths slip and fall.
Make being truthful a priority.
Proverbs 12:22, The Lord hates liars, but is please with those who keep their word Stand for what is right.
2 Corinthians 13:8, Our responsibility is never to oppose the truth, but to stand for the truth at all times. Keep yourself clean.
Proverbs 2:15, You are to live clean lives as children of god in a dark world full of crooked and perverse people. Let your lives shine brightly before them.
Watch your close relationships.
1 Corinthians 15:33, Bad company corrupts good morals. Value integrity more than image.
Proverbs 28:6, It is better to be poor and have integrity than to be rich and crooked. Watch what you watch.
Psalm 101:2, 3, I will lead a life of integrity…I will refuse to look at anything vile or vulgar (GWT)
Proverbs 15:14, A fool feeds on trash. Maintain a vital relationship with Jesus.
2 Peter 1:3, God’s divine power gives us everything we need for life and godliness. This power was given to us through knowing Jesus who called us by his own glory and integrity.