Cecelia B Mariner-Garmon

From Process to Power Cecelia B Mariner-Garmon

This is a thought that will not escape me. Everything we do is predicated upon this concept. Integrity is not what we do when people are watching; it's not even what we do when no one is watching. What it is, most importantly, is what we do in spite of who's watching. God wants to build our character to a place that we will not take for a thought who's around when it's easier to do what's wrong instead of what's right. Simply said, integrity is the excuse to do the right thing, no matter who's looking, if anyone. Tests and trials come to develop our character; to mold our integrity. Without character, power is dangerous; absolute power corrupts absolutely. What this means is the person with power who is left to himself, with on one to answer to, is a ticking time bomb. We have a need to be accountable and without integrity, without character, the creation called man is not whole and is unable to answer to others. Without character and integrity, that man will self-destruct.