Being Very Serious (Part 22)

How many of you have fought to keep your integrity in your personal and spiritual life? Too many people have forgotten what the word means, so here's a small introspective about the meaning of integrity:

-Integrity is who you are when you are in a place where no one knows you.

-Integrity is what you do when you could take advantage of a situation.

-Integrity means saying "I'm sorry" when you have done something that impugns some one's character unjustly.

-Integrity means being truthful with yourself and others at all times.

-Integrity means being open and honest with God in every circumstance.

-Integrity means honoring those that are leaders over you even when you don't agree with them.

-Integrity is being okay with who you are and not trying to be some one you're not.

-Integrity is being a square peg when everyone else says to fit in you've got to be a round hole.

-Integrity says that in spite of your age you will respect the generations before you.

-Integrity says that being on the outside looking in is okay if it means sacrificing your honesty to be on the inside.

-Integrity is something you can't buy but you can earn.

-Integrity may cost you promotion at a time when you think need it, but it will reward you in the end.

-Integrity helps you understand that you are not right all of the time and that other people's opinions really matter.

You are not born with integrity, but you learn how to develop it at an early age. It is the key ingredient that sets your future in motion. Don't let daily tasks erode or corrupt it. Hold fast and it will see you through the tough times!