The Heart Of A Child
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Francine Herrington, Florida
INTEGRITY
Wikipedia defines
integrity as:
consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles,
expectations and outcome. As a holistic concept, it judges the quality of a
system in terms of its ability to achieve its own goals. A value system's abstraction
depth and range of applicable interaction may also function as significant
factors in identifying integrity due to their congruence or lack of congruence
with empirical observation. A value system may evolve over time while retaining
integrity if those who espouse the values account for and resolve
inconsistencies. Integrity may be seen as the quality of having a sense of
honesty and truthfulness in regard to the motivations for one's actions.
Integrity is strength of character. It makes and proves who we are. We must endure tests in order to be
purified. This is not pleasant but it is
necessary. How are we able to know what
we are made of if we do not go through hard times? We do have an ace in our favor. The Lord promised us that He would not give
us more than we can handle. No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond
the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that
God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit;
He’ll always be there to help you come through it. 1Corinthians 10:13
Integrity is adopting God’s value system and remaining
consistent in adhering to it. You can
find God’s value system by studying His Word.
In order to help both of us out I will touch on some points that can
help us.
Our Heavenly Father wants us to remember that when we
were little children we were gullible.
We were believed everything and everyone. Slowly but surely we became infected with
worldly things. Some of us had Godly
parents and were able to appreciate the good things that He had in store for
us. Others of us were exposed to some things that were ungodly. We had to learn how to separate our thoughts
regarding the difference between good and evil.
We were in a place where our decisions could make or break us. We had to learn about Gold’s value system and
as we practiced it, we became men and women of integrity.
The first helpful thing I suggest is to dwell on Jeremiah
29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for
good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 (New Living Translation) It is
important to know that God watches our back.
His desire is that we seek Him for His will regarding our decision
making process. This will give us
strength of character and add to our integrity for God is a God of
integrity. We will adopt God’s value
system as our own.
The following was taken from:
http://www.deanburgonsociety.org/Preservation/tottin99.htm
Psalm 12:6-7
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in
a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this
generation forever. God's Words - God's Integrity
Integrity means: Honesty, soundness, etc.• God's Word IS
a matter of god's integrity. Either God is to be believed, or it matters little
what else is debated of Him.
This issue of the soundness of God's Word; of the
presence of God's Words yet today existing preserved is an issue of god's
integrity, of whether God is to be believed.
If God has no integrity, then all He stands for is not.
The Author of our Bible said He would preserve His Word
forever, AND TO every generation!
If He did not, Cannot, He is the liar; His integrity is
faulty, NOT the Bible corrupters.
If His Word has not been "Perfectly" preserved,
free of error, He is no more than man and has done no more than man alone could
do.
Minister Francine Herrington
