It struck me like lightning on a pole last night... Integrity really pertains to fearing the LORD. Which is truly what the PV 31 woman is called to do. Through every single bullet point, I want to make sure to frame it in how we fear the LORD. Because just as PV wraps up, it's almost as if the end is a vision casting:
"Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD will be praise."
Proverbs 31:30
At the end of everything, what truly matters is that we see everything through the lens of honoring and fearing the LORD.
Our Heavenly Father knows our heart, and he knows what we need even when we don't know that for ourselves. However, it dawned on me that integrity to others is honoring to him. You may have already put those dots together 😆 but it was truly a revelation as I've been thinking about these words.
I was at a very small pop-up yesterday and there were so many times that I wanted to gloss over how my business really was created to glorify the goodness of God.
I didn't come in contact with that many people, and yet, every person that came to my table I instinctively felt out to gauge if they were believers or not.
And I felt the Holy Spirit push me to just be me. To fear the LORD and not fear that human's view point; to be integral to the Truth I have come to understand and know in my bones.
Becoming Christian has been a funny experience because never once as a practicing witch or new-ager, did I EVER feel worried when speaking about my beliefs and practices.
And yet, here I am, and I feel more afraid to speak about God in public spaces than ever before.
It is truly an astounding phenomenon.
Yet, after last night, I realize that holding back is not being integral or trustworthy or honest with where I am in this season. I'm not necessarily on fire for the LORD as I once was, but I believe his Word to be truth. I believe that the world is succumbing to darkness and it's so subtle we call it love.
I don't know what's come up for you this week if you've gotten time to ruminate on these topics, but my prayer today is that you would find God in the little truths. The truths that are easy to distort in our humanness. The truths that are more easily swept under the rug to avoid potential confrontation. I pray that the Holy Spirit would should you how to speak Truth in all lives with a gentle tongue and not keep his goodness from anyone. I pray that we would be able to love people well, even if we don't agree with them or have different points of views and the Holy Spirit would just show us how to do that even. May your mouth always honor the LORD through your integrity, and may everyone who knows you, trust you because of it.
It's in Jesus precious name that I pray. Amen.
