Integrity in Relationship
- 2. WHY INTEGRITY IS IMPORTANT Because God IS Integrity
- 3. Our life is meant to reflect the very nature of God to other people.
- 4. Integrity is key to living out true relationship with God and avoiding just the practice of religion
- 5. Being honest and undivided, to live out in private what you really believe
- 6. CHARACTER IS WHAT WE DO WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING IT’S WHO WE ARE… AND WHO WE ARE DETERMINES WHAT WE DO
- 7. Too often, we sacrifice our integrity
- 8. because we are under pressure
- 9. to make immediate decisions,
- 10. or
- 11. we want to avoid conflict.
- 12. Christians need to live out what they really believe in their daily life God never said to use the world as a measuring stick, we are to use only Him and His Word. .
- 13. Steps To Integrity Make time for reexamining your life through prayer
- 15. Take a look at your relationships
- 16. Spend your free time with God and learning about Him
- 18. GOD AND MAN Disobeyed God and tried to hide from Him( Gen 3;10)
- 19. Sons turned away and rebelled ( Is1:2-4)
- 20. God loves us to boast only in knowing his Character- Lovingkindness, Justice , Righteousness ( Jer 9: 24)
- 21. Husband & Wife Blame Game , involve even God as a party(Gen3:12)
- 22. Failure to communicate /develop mutual trust
- 23. Accountability for actions
- 24. One Flesh and One Mind- respect privacy
- 25. Help one another – Nourish&Cherish
- 26. (Eph 5:29)
- 27. Parents Obey Parents in the Lord(Eph 6;1)
- 28. Honour your parents(first comman in human relation and first with a promise)
- 29. Sibling Rivalry from first family (Gen 4:5)
- 30. Am I my Brothers keeper? (Gen 4:9)
- 31. Forgive your siblings for the wrongs against you. It is God who says the final word(Gen 45:5)
- 32. Work Place and Fellow Workers Sincere work, genuine truthful , not for eye service(Eph 6:6)
- 33. Your reward is not from your Boss,its from God (Eph 6:8)
- 34. Yes be yes and No be No- James 5;12
- 35. Do not gossip or slander about a fellow( Ex 20;16, prov 18:8)
- 36. Be submissive to masters even if they are unreasonable( 1 Pet 2:18)
- 37. CHURCH AND FELLOW BELIEVERS Do not show favouritism (James 2:4,5)
- 38. True relegion is being available to those in distress(James 1:27)
- 39. Love brethren and help even strangers(Heb 13:1)
- 40. If you think neglected because you are poor glory(James 1:9)
- 41. If you think you are too posh read James 1:10
- 42. Relationship with Opposite Gender Loneliness compel youngsters to seek companionship
- 43. Emotional bonding must not exceed platonic levels before marriage
- 44. Sanctity and dignity must be respected
- 45. Friendship with a group of believers
- 46. meaningful than exclusive relation
- 47. Do not allow lust to conceive and grow(James 1:15)
- 48. Opposite Gender Exclusive relationship must wait till spiritually, emotionally, financially mature
- 49. Exclusive relationship earlier will result in losing opportunity to know and make many friends in the formative years of life
- 50. Habit of changing partners will have impact after marriage too
- 51. Courtship with potential partner must involve working together on a meaningful project taking on board elders/mentors
- 52. Opposite Gender No Marriage is a bed of roses
- 53. Love marriages may not be always the best because such relationships are based on the positives and strife begins when all the negatives also began to surface
- 54. God must be in centre as you need His approval and protection every moment
- 55. Discuss openly and develop consensus with parents ( Gen 24:3, Gen 28:2)