Middle-aged
men and women are subject to having the wind knocked out of their sails just
when they should be the happiest and most content with their life's achievements.
The twenty year period between ages forty and sixty produce an alarming number
of divorces. What do you think could be the reason for this sense of
discouragement and alienation?
Researchers refer to the emergence of
a crisis of integrity. It's not unusual for a person's integrity, that personal
sense of respectability and uprightness, to become fragmented and damaged. The
movie Liar Liar was based on a person's
agreeing not to tell a lie, even an insignificant, small lie, for twenty-four
hours. Have you tried this test of integrity?
White
lies and other misrepresentations of oneself diminish integrity; yet there is
hope for restoring damaged integrity. The Lord Jesus Christ makes this possible
through confession, repentance, and forgiveness. Jesus enables and empowers
each person to choose righteousness and faith, which is a decision for healthy,
positive change.
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