Integrity means that your words have meaning. Paul writes, "... am I like people of the world who say yes when they really mean no? As surely as God is true, I am not that sort of person. My yes means yes" (2 Corinthians 1:17-18b NLT).

That is extremely important today because more and more we are surrounded by meaningless words. You can't turn on the radio without an announcer yelling at you that there has never been a better time to buy a car. Infomercials have products that if you act now, they will throw in an additional dicer and mincer at no extra charge. I heard a story of meaningless words about a high-level executive who traveled weekly for his job. Every Monday morning he went through the same routine. He arrived at the airport early, picked up his Wall Street Journal, sipped hi…