Proverbs 10:9
“The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.”
I was reading an article about another scandal involving a high profile Pastor and his moral failure. The thought crossed my mind, “why does it seem like so many Pastors take crooked paths?” I even began to wonder about myself, everyone else seems to be failing in the morality department, when will it be my turn? As if it were a lottery number that was pulled and you really didn’t have a choice, it just happens. I must admit, in that thought, I felt a little scared about my future.
However, when I read Proverbs 19:10, I realize that since I am in Christ and he is in me, my path is secure, as long as integrity goes with me. I once had a mentor define integrity as: “The things we do when no one else is around.” My path can be secure, but I must make the right choices every step of the way for my path to be secure. One of the ways that I believe people, not just pastors can have the security that Proverbs talks about is by examining motives and making sure that they are in alignment with what God would want His people to have. A verse that I believe will keep our motives in check is…Psalm 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Any other ideas for walking the secure path?