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Integrity: A True Trait Of A Christian

8/8/2020

 
​One of my wise friends once told me that when we sum up who we are, all we really have is our integrity.  Without integrity, no one will trust us or believe us.  As Christians it is so important that we maintain our integrity.  To witness for Christ we need to show people through our actions, that we live like we say we do.
 
Integrity has been defined as the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. This is an important word for the Christian. It is one of the many traits that affect the way we live each day.
 
Proverbs 11:3 (ESV), “The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.”
 
We have to ask ourselves, “What guides my life? Do I have a strong desire to be honest in my interactions with others? Do I make decisions based upon strong moral principles? Am I the same when people see me as I am when I’m alone?
 
James 1:13-15 (ESV), “Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.”
 
Be honest with yourself about temptation and your integrity.  God does not tempt us. We tempt ourselves. The World tempts us. Satan and his minions tempt us. What are you reading, watching, doing, listening to, thinking about? Starve your mind of anything that leads you down the wrong road and toward sin. Don’t be dragged away and enticed. Remember that desire conceived gives birth to sin, and sin full grown gives birth to death.
 
As we think about and consider where our integrity is, we should seek wisdom, guidance and help from our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. We need to commit our character and integrity to Him and ask for His forgiveness first if we have sinned, then ask for forgiveness from those in our lives who we may have hurt. We need to ask the Lord for strength to do the right thing. We also need to ask Him to help us be a person of Christlike commitment and character, just like Joseph.

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