Integrity is fundamentally a proof of one's belief in the gospel, It is a personality trait that does not make a person to waiver. It provides an avenue to demonstrate your reliability to family members , subordinate, society and Superior. People of integrity honour commitments and keep promises.
Someone with integrity recognises his fallibility takes responsibility for failures and tries to rectify same. People with integrity are not only truthful but are also naturally consistent in other areas of life, can this be said of our today's leaders ?
The word "integrity" comes from a Latin word "Integritas" which means wholeness , entireness or unbroken state. It is the state of being honest, just , upright or pure. Integrity covers the whole moral character. It is one of the dire needs of the society today. Is integrity still rule our society today ?.
FACTORS ERODING INTEGRITY IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY ARE:
1. Ignorance of the word of God
2. Preoccupation with gratifying physical desires resulting in lost of human feeling.
3. The quick- fix mentality for worldly gain and wealth.
4. Inability to maintain a consistent lifestyle both in the private and in the open.
5. Crave for material wealth at the expense of loyalty.
If ever we need two powerful force in life to preserve us along life's way, that are integrity and uprightness. While uprightness make us learn and strive to be truthful, integrity keeps us from claiming to be upright while living in pretense.
We must all strive to have integrity because this will make us strong physically in dealing with other people and it will also helps spiritually in dealing with God.
Do you have Integrity ?
