A word on Integrity"

Integrity is a standard of personal morality and ethics. It is not relative to the situation and doesn’t sell out to expediency. Its short supply is getting even shorter.

Learning to see through exteriors is a critical development in the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Sadly, many people continue to be taken in by big talk and media popularity, flashy looks and expensive possessions. They move through their life convinced that the externals are what count, and are thus doomed to live shallow lives. Men and women who rely on their looks or status to feel good about themselves inevitably do everything they can to enhance the impression they make—and do correspondingly little to develop their inner value and persona growth. The paradox is that the people who try hardest to impress are often the least impressive. Puffing to appear powerful is an attempt to hide insecurity.

In the Roman Empire’s final corrupt years, status was conveyed by the number of carved statues of the gods displayed in people’s courtyards. As in every business, the Roman statue industry had good and bad sculptors. As the empire became increasingly greedy and narcissistic, the bad got away with as much as they could. Sculptors became adept at using wax to hide cracks and chips in marble and most people couldn’t discern the difference.

Integrity that strengthens an inner value system is the real human bottom line. Commitment to a life of integrity in every situation demonstrates that your word is more valuable than a surety bond. It means you don’t base your decisions on being politically correct. You do what’s right, not fashionable. You know that truth is absolute, not a device for manipulating others. And you win in the long run, when the stakes are highest.

Some of our political business, ministries and public servers leaders don’t understand that what you are speaks so loudly that no one really pays attention to what you say. But even more true is that if what you are matches what you say, your life will speak forcefully indeed. 

It’s hardly a secret that learning ethical standards begins at home. A child’s first inklings of a sense of right and wrong come from almost imperceptible signals received long before he or she reaches the age of rational thought about morality. Maybe you’re asking yourself what kind of model you are for future generations, that people are either honest or dishonest, that integrity is all or nothing, and that children can’t be fooled in such basic matters. They learn by example.

I rather have my heart in the right place, than my tongue poisoned.

Jesus sees the real intentions of the heart, some think that they love Jesus better than others, that they approach the throne of GOD better than others.

GOD has the last word on that, as Jesus spoke of the parables to teach us 

Integrity?? I thank GOD I get to see the so called integrity on some people. But I am not passing judgement, Just praying for those hypocrites, which "Integrity" only serve their own purposes.

To remind myself of my responsibility to live without wax, with sincerity and integrity, I took the liberty of rewriting Edgar A. Guest’s poem, “Sermons We See” to apply to setting an example as a real winner for my children and grandchildren. 

I’d rather watch a winner, than hear one any day.
I’d rather have one walk with me, than merely show the way. 
The eye’s a better pupil and more willing than the ear. 
Fine counsel is confusing, but example’s always clear. 
And the best of all the coaches are the ones who live their deeds. 
For to see the truth in action is what everybody needs. 
I can soon learn how to do it, if you’ll let me see it done. 
I can watch your hands in action, but your tongue too fast may run. 
And the lectures you deliver may be very wise and true. 
But, I’d rather get my lessons by observing what you do. 
For I may misunderstand you and the high advice you give. 
But there’s no misunderstanding how you act and how you live. 
I’d rather watch a winner, than hear one any day.

Don’t tell me how to live. 
Show me by your actions.