在一次求職面試中，凱玲被對方反覆問到：「妳為何離開前一份工作？」招聘方隱約知道她與前雇主之間的衝突，想要知道發生什麼事。

凱玲雖然承認與前老闆在工作風格上有差異，但拒絕透露對他的看法，認為不應該說前老闆的壞話。後來，在凱玲被雇用後，她的新老闆透露，招聘人員喜歡她的回應：「妳的正直讓我們留下深刻的印象，我們當然也不希望你將來說老闆或同事們的壞話。」

作為一個剛信耶穌的人，凱玲常思考要怎樣在實際生活中活出「敬虔」與「公義」。她發現答案可以很簡單，那就是行事正直，作一個值得尊敬、誠實與遵守道德的人。

彼得前書2章12節指出了正直在一切事上的重要性：「你們在外邦人中要品行端正，好讓那些人，⋯⋯因看見你們的好行為而在鑒察的日子歸榮耀給上帝」（和合本修訂版）。這包括一些實際生活中的事，如順服合法的權威（13-14節）、行善（15節）、保持謙卑與服事的態度（16節）、尊重與愛他人（17節）等。讓我們倚靠上帝的幫助，以能夠榮耀祂名的方式來服事祂。

At a job interview, Carol was asked repeatedly, “Why did you leave your previous job?” The interviewer had an inkling of the conflict she’d had with her former employer and wanted to know what had happened.

While acknowledging “differences in working style,” Carol refused to divulge her opinion of her former boss, believing that it would be wrong to speak ill of him. Later, after she was hired, her new boss revealed that the hiring personnel liked her response: “We were impressed by your integrity. We wouldn’t want you to bad-mouth your boss—or us next time—either.”

As a new believer in Jesus, Carol had always wondered how to live in a “godly” and “right” way, practically. She realized the answer could be simple: Show integrity and be honorable, honest, and ethical.

First Peter 2:12 points to the importance of integrity in everything: “Live such good lives among the pagans that . . . they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.” This includes practical things like submitting to lawful authorities (vv. 13-14); doing good (v. 15); showing an attitude of humility and service (v. 16); and respecting and loving others (v. 17). As God helps us, let’s serve Him in a way that brings honor to His name.