Integrity

The Word that the Lord laid on my heart to share with everyone today is the word “integrity”…

Integrity:

Websters 1828:The entire, unimpaired state of any thing, particularly of the mind; moral soundness or purity; incorruptness (Purity of mind or manners); uprightness (Honesty; integrity in principle or practice); honesty.

Strong’s Dictionary: truth: – without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright (-ly), whole; Innocence.

BDB Dictionary: One who is morally and ethically pure.

Being believers there are many people that watch us. They are watching our every step, they are listening for our every word. They see us professing what a mighty God we have and they want to see us live what we talk about. Some people might get irritated with this because none of us our perfect and we have our moments when we slip up, and you might not like people picking you apart when it’s one of those times. But as believers we have this to carry. People are watching not to be mean or to irritate you, they are watching you because they want to hope, they want to believe. If they see you talking about this thing and you are living it out, then what you are saying about this God you serve must be true.

It is by us walking upright with integrity that we can draw other’s to Christ. It won’t always be that we evangelize to people, but in our character we represent Jesus, and that is drawing more people to Christ then you might realize. They might not tell you that because of you they picked up a bible, or are seeking out a church. They might not tell you that because of the integrity you walk in they started talking to God for the first time in years. You might not see the fruit that is being produced by the seed you have planted, but believe me it is.

So if walking in integrity is an area that you struggle with go to the Word, start confessing over yourself, God’s Word is active and alive and it will work itself out in you. And if you don’t have a problem with integrity confess it anyway because you always want to keep yourself covered from all schemes and attacks of the enemy. One last thing I want to say…Please don’t get in condemnation concerning this matter, if you’ve fallen short before, repent. If you stumble along the way, repent and keep going. By getting under condemnation you allow the enemy in and you stop moving in the direction God wants you to go. In Romans 8:1 it says…

“THEREFORE, [there is] now no condemnation (no adjudging guilty of wrong) for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live [and] walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit.”

God bless!

“Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for and expect You.”~Psalm 25:21

“But as for me, I will walk in my integrity”~Psalm 26:11

“In my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.”~Psalm 41:12

“I will behave myself wisely and give heed to the blameless way…I will walk within my house in integrity and with a blameless heart.”~Psalm 101:2

“Joyful are people of integrity,who follow the instructions of the Lord.”~Psalm 119:1

“He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.”~Proverbs 2:7

“For only the godly will live in the land,and those with integrity will remain in it.”~Proverbs 2:21

“The man of integrity walks securely…”~Proverbs 10:9

“The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity…”~Proverbs 10:29

“he integrity of the upright shall guide them…”Proverbs 11:13

“Righteousness guards the man of integrity…”~Proverbs 13:6

“The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.”~Proverbs 20:7

Tracy Willey