Integrity

I have a conscience and it speaks to me loud and clear on a regular basis. It is why I drive the speed limit, do not turn on to Lime Kiln Lane from the shoulder, tell servers when I have been under (and over) charged, return incorrect change, do not tell lies and pay attention to what I watch on TV, read and say.

But, I have the urge to practice selective integrity at times too. If I justify using a stamp the company has paid for to mail my personal letters, make long distance calls from the work line or surf the Internet when I am supposed to be working...what differentiates me from an embezzler, thief or robber. Morality has changed over time and I can be influenced to think those activities are OK or that I deserve them because of some real or imagined slight at work (I don't get paid what I am worth, so-and-so has this or that perk, etc.). BUT...that is a false morality and to call myself a Christian and practice that level of immorality is a lie to myself.