A Life of Integrity

Lord, make me righteous, holy and set apart for You! Like king David I will choose to lead a life of integrity in my own home because You first loved me. “I will sing of your love and justice. I will praise You, Lord, with songs. I will be careful to live a blameless life—when will You come to my aid? I will lead a life of integrity* in my own home. I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I hate all crooked dealings; I will have nothing to do with them. I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil. I will not tolerate people who slander*** their neighbors. I will not endure conceit and pride. I will keep a protective eye on the godly, so they may dwell with me in safety. Only those who are above reproach** will be allowed to serve me. I will not allow deceivers to serve me, and liars will not be allowed to enter my presence. My daily task will be to ferret out criminals and free the city of the Lord from their grip.



*integrity |inˈtegritē|
noun
1 the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness : he is known to be a man of integrity.
2 the state of being whole and undivided : upholding territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
• the condition of being unified, unimpaired, or sound in construction : the structural integrity of the novel.
• internal consistency or lack of corruption in electronic data : [as adj. ] integrity checking.

**reproach |riˈprō ch |
verb [ trans. ]
address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment : critics of the administration reproached the president for his failure to tackle the deficiency | [with direct speech ] “You know that isn't true,” he reproached her. See note at rebuke .
• ( reproach someone with) accuse someone of : his wife reproached him with cowardice.
• archaic censure or rebuke (an offense).


***slander |ˈslandər|
noun Law
the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation : he is suing the TV network for slander. Compare with libel .
• a false and malicious spoken statement : I've had just about all I can stomach of your slanders.
verb [ trans. ]
make false and damaging statements about (someone) : they were accused of slandering the head of state. See note at malign .



Thank You Lord for making me a pro-active! I am discovering that I am pro-active in learning, worshipping, encouraging, ferreting out criminals etc. teach me how to ferret out criminals, to pray for those around me who reprimand and rebuke, deceive, slander and hate.

I love when Micah said, “Jesus loves You more than I do, but I don’t know how.” I am so incredibly thankful for him. You have given us to each other and I pray over our relationship. Lord, I lift him up to You right now. I pray over his mind, body, spirit, and soul. I want You to move radically in his life. Let Your love be so incredibly strong in his life that he cannot help but love on You with everything that is within him and in turn he will love me! I am so excited for our wedding day, Lord! Thank You for the amazing man You brought to me. Teach me how to treat him daily. Give me words of encouragement that are specific to his needs and desires. I pray that You will overwhelm us with Your majesty and power! I love You so much!

Lord, I cry out to You for the people that are being trafficked world-wide. I pray that You will put specific names of countries and people on my heart so that I can contend for their salvation and freedom. Help me to pray Your heart for those that are weak. Your strength is made perfect in our weakness! Praise You, Father!

Thank You for allowing me to lead a life of integrity. Please show me what to get rid of in my life and how to honor You in ALL I do.

Thank You for allowing me to work in the children’s ministry at gateway. What favor You have placed all around me. I am being allowed by authority to work every other weekend for 4 services at Gateway! What an awesome God You are!

Produce in me the fruit of the spirit and help me to love those around me, to help orphans and widows and in turn have pure and lasting religion, to lead a life of integrity and praise You with everything within me!