“We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don’t maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes. And we
don’t twist God’s Word to suit ourselves. Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open.” (2 Corinthians 4:2
MSG)
Integrity demands that every area of your life is treated with the
same intensity. You have the same commitment to excellence in your
marriage as
you do in your career. You have the same commitment to excellence in
ministry as you do in your parenting.
Let me give you six ways you can work this week to become a person of integrity. You become a person of integrity by …
- Keeping your promises. People of integrity keep their word. If they say they’ll do it, they do it. If they say
they’ll be there, they show up. The Bible says in Proverbs 25:14, “People who promise things that they never give are like clouds and
wind that bring no rain” (TEV).
- Paying your bills. You may not think this is a
big deal, but it’s a big deal to God. Do you spend more money than you
make? That is a lack of integrity. Do you get yourself in debt for
things that you can’t pay off? That is a lack of integrity. Psalm 37:21
says,
“The wicked borrow and never pay back.”
- Refusing to gossip. God is looking for men and women of integrity who know how to keep a secret and not pass it around on
social media. Don’t talk about people behind their back. Don’t even listen to gossip! “A … gossip can’t be trusted
with a secret, but someone of integrity won’t violate a confidence” (Proverbs 11:13 MSG).
- Faithfully tithing. Wherever you put your money first is what’s most important to you. Malachi 3:8-10 says,
“Is it right for a person to cheat God? Of course not, yet you are
cheating me. ‘How?’ you ask. In the matter of tithes and
offerings …. Bring the full amount of your tithes to the Temple …. Put
me to the test and you will see that I will open the windows of
heaven and pour out on you in abundance all kinds of good things” (TEV).
- By doing your best at work. The Bible says in Colossians 3:23, “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you
were working for the Lord rather than for people” (NLT). If you’re a believer, your real boss is God, and whether or not anybody else
sees your work, God does.
- By being real with others. A person of integrity doesn’t act one way in church and another way at work and another way
on the golf course. “We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don’t maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes. And we don’t
twist God’s Word to suit ourselves. Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open” (2 Corinthians 4:2 MSG).
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Talk It Over
- How do you keep from listening to gossip?
- What promises have you not kept that you need to follow through on for the sake of your integrity?
- How would you change the way you act and perform at work if God was sitting in your boss’ office and checking up on your work?
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