Thoughts on integrity and destiny

Integrity starts and continues with the little choices. It is way too easy to live life stuck in a rut by daily carrying out the same bad habits and devoting precious time to “busywork.” It is often overlooked that every decision is taking you one step closer to or farther from your destiny. The place that you would envision yourself in the future might, in reality turn out to be very different if you don’t take intentional action. You might wake up one day dismayed and dissatisfied because the lack of firm conviction has caused you to follow a path leading you away from your ultimate dream. Integrity enables you to look back on life and be unashamed of the choices you made and the direction your life has taken. Your story can be told without fear or shame. It was a life lived with purpose and purity… We need to be people who are consciously aware of the choices we are making, big and small alike. It says in Hosea 4:6 that the people perish because a lack of vision. So many times we get caught up in the here and now, accomplishing the tasks that are in the day, or devoting time to things that shift our vision off what really matters. Jesus must first and foremost be our vision. He has designed us to live diligently and purposefully with our eyes fixed on the “hope that is set before” us. With this in mind, our lives are instruments to be used. So take action! Live intentionally and realize that every choice is leading you in a specific direction. That direction can either be towards a good, pure, integrity-filled destiny or some unknown location to which you wander. It is your choice…