As
newborn babies, we begin life helpless and dependent on others to nurture and
care for us in ways that develop feelings of safety and trust. Infants need to
be loved and cherished so feelings of trust and security can emerge. Others of God's creation may nurture by
instinct, but humans depend on the integrity, love, and compassion of their parents.
Feelings of safety and trust are the foundation
on which all developmental stages of life are built. Therefore children need
constancy and order, guidance and training, to help them develop integrity for
making life's decisions throughout all the other phases of life. Integrity is
the character strength that enables a person to face death, as life ends here
on earth.
Refrain
from idealizing integrity because it doesn't imply perfection. Integrity, strengthened
by the Holy Spirit, Christ Jesus, and God's word, gives us guidance for making tough
choices that life forces upon us. Integrity and appropriate behaviors form a
partnership to create a clear conscience in the person who loves God and desires
to please him.
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