Alam kong sinasaliksik ninyo ang puso ng bawat tao, at natutuwa kayo sa mga matuwid.

1 Mga Cronica 29:17

Keeping promises is never easy. Lalo na kung mabigat ang pangakong binitawan mo. O di kaya’y nangako ka dahil lamang napilitan ka. As the saying goes, “Promises are meant to be broken.” Sad, but it usually happens. Human nature din na kung makakalusot, eh di, lumusot! Baka naman kasi nakalimutan na rin ng taong pinangakuan mo na nangako ka nga in the first place. But just the same, whatever the circumstances, we ought to keep our promises. That is integrity.

Integrity is also about doing the right thing even when no one is watching. Picture a little kid whose mom told him not to take a cookie from the cookie jar even if she leaves the room. Not only does it take self-control not to sneak out a cookie, pero kailangan din ng matinding integrity lalo na kung nangako ang bata sa nanay niyang hindi nga siya magpupuslit ng even just a piece.

Integrity comes in different forms. Ito ‘yung pagiging maingat sa kung ano ang pinapanood, sini-search sa Internet, at ginagawa kahit walang nagbabantay sa iyo. It also takes integrity upang magbayad ng utang, tumupad sa usapan, hindi mangopya during exams, pagiging tapat sa asawa, pagbibigay ng tamang suweldo, pagbabayad ng buwis, at pagtawid sa tamang oras kahit walang pulis o CCTV.

Nais ng Diyos na bilang mga anak Niya, maging matuwid ang ating pamumuhay. We are His representatives; thus, it is just right that we live in integrity even when no one is watching and no one else is doing the same thing. Hindi man tayo nakikita ng ibang tao pero alam natin na walang nakakalampas sa paningin ni Jesus. And there is nothing sweeter than to have the Lord’s nod of approval!