Integrity--No Matter What

Integrity, by definition, means adherence to moral or ethical principles; soundness of moral character, honesty. It also means the state of being whole, entire or undiminished (dictionary.com). As God's men, we'd like to think we do pretty well at maintaining these standards on a big-picture level, but what about the the little nitty-gritty day-to-day details of our lives. How important are the little matters that seem so trivial?

Here's God's perspective as written in Luke 16:10-12: One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? Think about it--has your opinion of someone else ever changed because of how you've observed their actions when no one else was watching? Has your character or reputation ever taken a hit because you were not faithful in the very little (a white lie, an exaggeration of past accomplishments, helping yourself to office supplies from work, spinning a situation to make yourself look better, etc.)?

Patrick Morley of Man in the Mirror Ministries said, "Unless we hold onto absolute integrity in every situation, no matter how big or small, we grieve God and cut ourselves off from the blessing we want and that God wants to give." Integrity--no matter what, is a price we must always be willing to pay.