Integrity is what you do when no-one’s watching. It’s a very powerful quality, isn’t it? Almost every day it seems there are celebrities who might have done better to remember that.
David was just a boy on an errand. His real job was looking after sheep, but on this particular day, he was sent to the battlefield, where Goliath was busy taunting the armies of Israel.
You know the story: he overhears the roaring Goliath, he refuses Saul’s armour, he defies the giant, and slingshots a stone into his forehead. Thud. Silenced.
But where was the battle really won?
“But David said to Saul, ‘Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it.” - 1 Samuel 17:34-35
We all face battles; some giants bigger than others. The truth is though that many of our battles are actually won in secret, out there in the places where integrity matters, where no-one is watching other than God. The victory is on the training ground. David knew God’s heart that day because he’d spent time with Him.
You have battles ahead too. Temptations, trials, difficult giants might be heading your way. How will you prepare? What will you do out there where no-one can see you?
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