Accountability

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Dear Beloved,

Last week I wrote about consistency. I wrote about how we need to be consistent if we want to develop a relationship with God. Accountability is something that I think goes hand in hand with that very idea. One of the things my youth group hits on is accountability.

I was sitting on the beach yesterday observing my surroundings, and there was a group of teenage girls playing volleyball. Right in the middle of the group was a little girl that was playing with them. She couldn’t have been over 4. The older girls could barely play because they would end up passing it back to her. Would she always hit it? No. When she made contact would it go in a straight line? No. Would it even rise above 4 feet? Not even close. But none of that stopped her from playing.

I have to applaud the older girls because know that if I were at the beach playing volleyball with my close friends and cousins, I would not want to spend the majority of the time giving the ball to the one person that would never be able to hit it back.

At that moment it kind of dawned on me that oftentimes, we are that little girl. We have no idea how to play the game, but it’s all we want to do. She was going to play with or without the other people. But, if she didn’t have the other people, who would have taught her how to hit the ball? Who would teach her all the rules?

Paul the Apostal wrote 1st and 2nd Timothy to impart wisdom onto Timothy, who was his “spiritual son.” He gave him the rules and the boundaries of the game. In the same way, our accountability partners should be that person for us. The person to give us all the rules, encouragement, and people who will get down and do life with us. This last week wasn’t the greatest for me. However, my accountability partners were on my phone, making sure I was okay before I even knew that anything was wrong.

In the same way, we have to make sure that our accountability partners are being active. By that, I mean that they are constantly putting work into themselves. They have to be strong enough to help build you up. You don’t want a pushover who will let you do whatever you want. You want the brave, the bold, and the courageous to hold you accountable.

When it comes to your soul… You want someone who is going to keep you in check. You want someone active in their faith, to make sure that you are active in yours. Think about it… Do you hire a theatre major to tutor you in chemistry?

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