Integrity is everything. What am I without integrity? What is a tree without its roots? What am I without integrity? Nothing but a sniveling fool obsessed with his own image. I am things too horrible to describe. So I will leave it at that.
The truth is that none is above sin except Christ. And the simplest snare to fall into is not the one unseen–But the one we think not dangerous or large enough to snag us. The one we think beneath us.
I may feel lonely, but at least I am not ashamed.
I’m not above anything. Namely, it’s my own fortitude that frightens me. I feel the pull of pride and its long flowing dress that mesmerizes and tells me I’m king. But next, I know, it smothers and destroys.
Integrity is everything. Without your roots in the truth and honesty, you cannot grow. You may fool everyone for a bit like a weed, but you will never really be growing.
There’s a driving ambition to be great and worthy and QUICK! DO IT NOW! And now I know for certain: On the Altar of Acceptance, will we sacrifice our souls.
When I complain and grow weary, I hear God’s tender, blunt question, “Where were you when I formed the world?”
Prepare yourself like a man. You are in the midst of great change and you can not hide from God. You can not hide from God.
God’s plan takes time. Roses wait a whole year before they bloom. And insects, weather, other plants, and disease can disrupt that process at any moment. But when they bloom! My goodness. God’s plan takes time.
Keith G. Alderman 