What does your secret life say?
Don't you just love to skim through the bible, just searching... waiting for something to pop out at you, for God to speak to you?
So my eyes and heart were assured with these pretty sweet words of encouragement and responsibility. "Responsibility" is also in the dictionary listed as a "job." Join me as I try to remember this as well, as we all fall short, no exceptions. It is our job, our work, to keep this Vow of Integrity:
I will pay attention to the way of integrity of heart in my house.
[Perhaps the way we speak, the way we serve our family]
I will not set anything godless before my eyes.
[Such as wearing your paycheck around your neck, putting things before God like your job, watching inappropriate movies and/or visions]
I hate the doing of transgression;
it will not cling to me.
[We shouldn't just pry ourselves away from sin. We shouldn't even have it be a temptation. How? By staying so far away from it instead of being on the borderline.]
A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with evil.
[Anti-devious: try always putting others first, and you will find yourselves understanding people better, and forgiving their faults.]
I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;
[Secretly, eh? Sounds like you can slander your neighbor without even realizing it. Perhaps by justifying talking negatively about someone. When you hear it being done? God is asking you here to put a stop to it. He doesn't want us to not just join in and ignore it, but to tell them not to continue. Stand tall! He used the word, "destroy," which I'm pretty sure doesn't mean, "ignore."]
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.
[Always remember that your strengths are in Him, not you. All gifts are from above.]
My eyes favor the faithful of the land
so that they may sit down with me.
The one who follows the way of integrity
may serve me.
[Sounds like he's saying, "don't serve me until you get your heart and priorities in order."]
Psalm 101:2-6
Sounds like we've all got a lot of work to do. I know I do. It's not just about being good. Live dangerously. Stand tall. Live boldly. Never back down. If we all keep each other in check, as well as live in the peaceful manner of Jesus, we could be headed on the path to integrity.
So what does your secret life say?
In love, Tara K
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