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RETAINING YOUR INTEGRITY 2

RETAINING YOUR INTEGRITY 2
I King 9 vs. 4-5: And if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my judgments. Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom upon Israel forever as I promised to David your father, saying: There shall not fall you a man upon the throne of Israel. It pays to walk in integrity. It pays to retain your integrity. King Solomon failed to walk in integrity and in uprightness like David his father did. He married people from nations GOD instructed his people not to marry from. They turned his heart from GOD and turned his heart to their gods. 1 Kings 11 vs. 4: For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his GOD, as was the heart of David his father. His your heart still perfect with the LORD? Are you still walking in integrity? Are you still retaining your integrity?

                   
Moreover, the bible defines another man as a man of integrity. Despite all these man faced, he retained his integrity. His wife questioned his integrity and told him to curse GOD and die; but Job retained his integrity. A man of integrity will be perfect in the sight of GOD. A man of integrity will be upright and will fear GOD. A man of integrity will stay away from evil and corruption. Job was a typical example of a man retaining his integrity, because he faced a lot; yet he retained it. Job 1 vs. 1: There was a man in the land Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright; and one that feared GOD, and eschewed evil. Job 2 vs. 3: And the LORD said to satan. Have you considered my servant Job that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that fears GOD and eschews evil? And still holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause. Job 2 vs. 9-10: Then said his wife to him, Do you still retain your integrity? Curse GOD and die. But he said to her, you speak as one of the foolish woman speak, what? Shall we receive good at the hand of GOD, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. Mind you, people will question your integrity; but hold fast to it. It takes a GOD-fearing heart and an uprightness heart to retain integrity. Whether the circumstance is good or bad, you have to walk in integrity. Luke 16 vs. 10: He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. We are complete in CHRIST which is the head of all principality and power, so we must retain our integrity. Integrity starts within you; many are not sincere with themselves. Integrity within will be seen outside by all men. Start retaining your integrity and hold fast to it today. I write Non-fictional articles and stories for Christian Journals and Magazines, do contact me for inquiries at Oyebamijijoseph@gmail.com. It is well with us…

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