Quotes About Integrity

It's not illegal to pray. We can own a Bible. We can utter Jesus's name without fear of being tossed into jail or killed. When we refuse to bow down to the idols of our culture we may lose our job. We may lose some friends. But we won't be thrown into a fiery furnace.

Unfortunately, for most of us, when we think of having overzealous faith and being a jerk for Jesus, we picture someone with bad breath, bad theology, and no people skills. So it never dawns on us that we could be included.

We're called to live a life of hope, humility, and wisdom.

Unfortunately, when my truth becomes more important than the truth, the Bible loses its objective authority.

In no particular order (since vital signs are all equally vital), the five areas we monitor are: •Word • Worship • Witness • Warmth • Works

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;

A big part of the problem is that many of us were taught that one of the greatest signs of spiritual maturity is the self-discipline to do God's will even when we don't want to.

Then there's Daniel. He's the poster child for hanging tough and doing the right thing no matter what. All he had to do to avoid the horrifying prospect of being eaten alive by lions was to stop publicly praying to God for thirty days. Thirty days. Not forever. Just thirty days.13 But he wouldn't go there. He knew that a path called disobedience was far worse than a valley called death. So he kept praying and ended up in a lion's den. Suppose he'd looked

Inner peace and a clear conscience can't always be trusted.

Moreover, although Jesus is ascribed or is integrally involved in a number of "God's" attributes and actions, from creation through eschatological redemption and judgment, this never means that "God" fades or is diminished

Be authentic. Don't try to be someone you aren't. You'll hate yourself for it & the effort to maintain the facade will exhaust you. BE REAL! Many won't like the real you but that's better than having people adore the person that isn't you at all

Clean up your own backyard. Change by example. Just be the way you want others to be and hope they pay attention.

If you are a good person who does good things when you have only a little, then you will be a good person who does even more good things when you have a lot.

Growing a pair is a state of mind, an attitude, and a way of thinking. It's about giving up being a victim and taking control of your life at every level. It is the willingness to do the right thing even when everyone else is doing the wrong thing.

People hate the truth. Luckily, the truth doesn't care.

Do what you said you would do, when you said you would do it, the way you said you would do it.

It's about knowing yourself, knowing your values, and becoming uncompromising in your willingness to do whatever it takes to stand up for them.

We elevate those who say right but mean wrong, and mock those who say wrong but mean right.

No, we don't cheat. And even if we did, I'd never tell you.

Malo Mori Quam Foedari: I would rather die then be dishonored.

A mind conscious of innocence laughs at the lies of rumor.

If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own

The dog that fetches will also carry. (Translation If someone reveals another's secrets to you, the same person will reveal your secrets to the world.)

Packets don't lie.