Honesty & Integrity

Honesty and integrity aren’t feel good words in our world today, and certainly not a standard by which people aspire to live by anymore, or so it seems.Ephesians 6 tells us to arm us with the “belt of truth”, or in other words: live a life of honesty and integrity. While living out those two words can be hard, God will bless us when we do so.In striving to be a woman of integrity, the question that I ask myself in seeking integrity in all that I do and say is this: “What is right in the eyes of God?” Not in my own eyes, or in the eyes of others, but what’s right in the eyes of God?There are only one approval and one smile that I’m looking for as I live out my life, and that is God’s. Not my own approval or even those of others. God’s smile and approval only.I have found that when God is pleased with me, the people in my life that matter, are pleased with me also.So as you go throughout your day, as you’re faced with decisions and choices, ask yourself that same question: “What is right in the eyes of God?” and then be obedient to what you hear. The smile of God on your decisions will be worth it!