Leadership 101 – Part 9 – Integrity
Love Example Accountable Discipline Equip Respectable Servant Humility Integrity John Wesley once said, “Let your words be the genuine picture of your heart.” No games, no fronts, no facades please. Walk the walk, don’t just talk the talk. And don’t forget what Jesus said: “…whatever is in your heart determines what you say.” (Matthew 12:34b, NLT) I’m sure we can all think of times when words and actions have exposed the junk in our hearts… I sure can. I have a friend who told me not long ago that “a person either has integrity or he doesn’t.” His statement caught …
Reflecting the Book
Talking Snake [Genesis 3:1-5] Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ” “You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For …
less of me
This past week a marriage challenge came up in my life … and I decided to handle it myself. I understood all the circumstances and all the details … there was no need for God to get involved. It was simply a matter of me getting what I deserved. My slanted view of this challenge was based on pride and self-centeredness. As a result the Lord got my attention. He did this by sending me to my cousin’s funeral in Streator Illinois. The pain and suffering I experienced within my family gripped my heart. What’s important in this tiny little …
