{"id":5422,"date":"2012-03-27T17:27:51","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T00:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/?p=5422"},"modified":"2012-04-06T10:08:25","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T17:08:25","slug":"integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/integrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Integrity is living the same way no matter what. It involves not just choices about honesty; it involves every choice that we make. Will I be a better person if I read this? Does this entertainment feed the better part of my nature? Do I react with patience to my family, just as I try to react with my other associates?<\/p>\n

I don’t have time to read or watch rubbish. If I had to prepare separately for each of my roles, I would never have time. My literature and media choices fill my mind with the ideas that I will use in church lessons, school lessons, and nurturing relationships. I can’t live in the silly, shallow world and still expect to have the time to seek to be worthy of the Spirit.<\/p>\n

In church responsibilities, if I’ve been wise in my literature choices and scripture study, these are resources which I can draw upon, adorning my lessons with greater insights than I can come up with on my own.<\/p>\n

It’s a relief to realize that our responsibilities as a child of God, a family member, and church member dovetail in their required preparations. Our character, developed through acts of integrity, will be a consistent and dynamic factor in our success as we try to fill many roles.<\/p>\n

A life of integrity streamlines and simplifies the to-do lists. I am learning that integrity is one of the solutions to the problem of being too busy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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