Quotes About Integrity

We must evaluate every person, place, product, perspective, position, or pleasure we have looked to in place of the promises of God, and turn away from those things accordingly.

In healthy churches, the pastors life, not just his words, sets the tone for the church.

John 8:44 says Satan is a liar and the father of lies. He captures and conquers men's lives through his convincing lies, often nullifying good intentions with wrongful actions that seemed manly in the moment but in the end lacked the balancing power of clarity.

Nothing worse than a man who makes excuses, blames others, and refuses responsibility for his own actions." No doubt there were real experiences that underlined the worthlessness of excuse makers for these men.

Acting like a man means developing a non-anxious presence that sees the big picture, remains calm in a crisis, and won't cave in under pressure. Godly men respond; they don't react.

As men we cannot take our eyes off the road for even a second. One bad moment can destroy a lifetime of careful watching. One weak, selfish decision can crash a decade of keeping your eyes on the road. God grant to us Holy Throne-Room clarity at all times in every situation so that what we are really living for doesn't crash before our eyes.

Do all you can to defeat selfish shepherding in your own heart. We

A quality man examines his heart, exposing the fears that generate the lies that lead to sin.

Watch out for the people who say that all is good between them and God but have no interest in being reconciled with the people whom their sin has injured.

I challenge you to be finished with rationalizations and hypocrisy.

When we wait on the Lord, we invite Him to root out the dissonance in a divided heart and bring to us the integrity of full surrender to His will. In that we experience His strength.

We are less interested in the number of disciples and more interested in the quality of discipleship.

Within the nature of God is a strength that is fashioned in His perfection. Strength flows from the fountain of God's integrity. Honest people are the strongest people.

the unpopularity of an obviously right action should not hinder the execution of an obviously right decision. My

In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons.

he would run, the Missouri Senator told Roosevelt's men, "but why the hell didn't he tell me in the first place?

The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.

we should never think of separation except for repeated and enormous violations

No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable, without possessing a certain portion of order and stability.

That's silly,' said Martha. 'Friends should always tell each other the truth.

The gatekeeper at the first door asks, "Is it true?" The second gatekeeper asks, "Is it helpful?" The third gatekeeper asks, "Is it kind?

lies, illusions, and self-serving excuses that cloud our minds make us less able to give and receive love.

Not only do I have good friends, but I also have friends who are good.

Twice a day, or at least once, make your particular examens. Be careful never to omit them. So live as to make more account of your own good conscience than you do of those of others; for he who is not good in regard to himself, how can he be good in regard to others?