INTEGRITY!!

in·teg·ri·ty

   [in-teg-ri-tee] 

noun

1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.

2. the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preserve the integrity of the empire.

3. a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition: the integrity of a ship's hull

This is what dictionary.com says about Integrity.  A word cannot describe what is felt when someone let's others down or fails to meet expectations.  Standards are set by society that most of us live by to define whether or not we have INTEGRITY.  

GOD set standards for us in HIS word (BIBLE).  HE set those standards, I believe, because HE knew man would weaken our own standards as our culture "progressed" over the years.  When I was born the standards were A LOT more conservative than they are now.  I am sure they were weaker when I was born than 50 years prior.
  

In the book of LUKE, scripture speaks of SALT losing it's savour.  We need to evaluate where our standards align with GOD's standards.  Perhaps a pastor friend of mine was correct when he said "If you feel all alone, guess who moved?"  GOD did not set HIS standards to punish us for being bad.....HE set these standards because HE IS HOLY and HE can not tolerate sin.  We tend to tolerate more sin to be more accepting.  GOD can not be more accepting.  HE IS HOLY!!