Integrity or Approval of Man?
Earlier last week my oldest daughter had to write a short paper in class regarding which was more important to the students; was it having integrity or having the approval of their peers. This resulted in a good conversation with my daughter and me. The obvious choice was that integrity is more important because one day we’ll all have to stand before God and give an account for our own lives. What is more important is what we stood for, not who approved of us. I’ve often said that the only opinions that matter of yourself in life are yours and God’s. While this topic caused a nice conversation between us, I found later in the week I was tested in this area. It’s easy to say one doesn’t care about the approval of their peers, but let’s be honest we all want liked by those around us. I had a situation...