Latest / Prayer Before Work / S01E12-It's Easy to Be Honest When It's Free
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- Sean Graver: Hey, welcome back. I'm really glad you're starting the day here. My name is Sean. I'm happy to be your prayer partner today. And let's just take a few minutes before everything else kicks in and let's just bring this day to God. So grab your coffee or favorite morning beverage and let's go. So we're going to start in the book of Proverbs, Proverbs 11.3. And Proverbs 11.3 says, the integrity of the upright guides them. but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. Now I love the word guides, because integrity isn't just a moral position, it's a navigation system. When you've been committed to being honest across the board, a lot of decisions become simple. I didn't say easy, but simple. You already know what you're going to do because you already know who you are. It's easy to be honest when honesty is free. When telling the truth costs you nothing, sure, everyone can do that. But the real test is when honesty has a price tag. When telling the truth might cost you the deal. When admitting the mistake might cost you the reputation. When being transparent with your team might cost you the image you've been managing. Well, that's where integrity actually means something. And that's also where most people quietly make the other choice. Just this once, just enough to get through the moment. But here's what Proverbs knows that we sometimes forget, duplicity compounds. Every small compromise makes the next one easier. Integrity on the other hand, is self-reinforcing. The more you live it, the more it guides you almost automatically. Now let's pray. God, I want integrity to be my navigation system, not just when it's easy, but when it costs me something. So give me the courage to tell the truth today, even if the outcome is uncomfortable, help me trust that you can redeem an honest mistake far better than you can redeem a covered up one. And remind me that my reputation with you matters more than my reputation in the room. And anywhere where I've been duplicate duplicitous. even in small ways, which show me that I'd rather face it now than be destroyed by it later. Make me someone who can be trusted. Amen. All right. Now go make today count.