God's
word provides several examples of individuals who harden their hearts and
refuse to cooperate with God's purpose for their lives. To harden your heart
means to choose evil over righteousness by doing what is contrary to your
conscience. It takes determination to harden your heart and deaden your integrity.
You suffocate your integrity by turning
away from godly values and refusing to accept
responsibility for bad choices. Then it's easy to blame others for a weak or
dead conscience. Jesus said, "Wide is the gate and broad is the road that
leads to destruction...But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to
life."
Integrity
is closely aligned with the heart and mind to give you guidance for life's choices. Leonardo da Vinci observed,
"Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity; even as inaction
depletes the vitality of the mind." Jesus can, with your permission, create
in you a clean your heart and give your integrity new life. Then you can stay on the narrow road
that leads to life.
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