Integrity

Integrity is a funny thing. I mean, in terms of not all people having it.I don't UNDERSTAND it. Why or how people can do the things they do.
It has been a hard lesson over the last few months and I admit not realizing that I had it pretty good before in terms of people just "generally acting right".
But in business? Not so much.
Now that I am interacting in the "world" more again, it is all around me. People acting without integrity.
Recently, I had someone close in my business dealings act completely without integrity. Worse? I'm near 40 years old and I actually do not know what to do.
My amazingly wise DH comforts me. He always comes with the simple but true. He says:
There is nothing you can do. So of course I try to do EVERYTHING I can but now realize he is completely right. No matter WHAT I do, if a person has no integrity, whatever you do will have no bearing on what THEY do. Sigh
It is tough for me and I fear people who act without integrity.
They are unpredictable and can be scary.
I am at a bit of a loss as it seems at this point no matter what I do it won't matter. And I am reminded that one can appear to have a working belief system but when they want what they want, their belief system is amazingly expendable. Especially if it is some belief system that doesn't make it's foundation on Christ. Maybe they can do it because it's not the real deal. So when it ceases to serve their purpose their lofty ideals of being a "spiritual" person get put away until they need them again.
I am thankful that we, as Christians, are held to something better...higher...real.
That we do the right thing not out of obligation, but out of LOVE.
Not that we will always do the right thing but that love will always bring you back. To HIM.
When we do things out of obligation, when it gets hard we might not do it anymore.
But when it is done out of love, even when it IS hard we still do it. Love is King. Love trumps all. Even being right. That is a great comfort to me.
They will know we are Christians by our Love by our Love...