Steadfast: Pursue TruthSample

Reach for Truth

Ready: 

“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”  – 1 Timothy 4:8 (NLT)

Set: 

Accountability is a willingness to accept responsibility or account for actions. It’s making a commitment to follow up on what you say or intend to do. If you want to eat healthier, cut the carbs, and quit eating after 7 PM. If you want to gain muscle, get in the weight room, and start squats and dips. It’s the same with strengthening your faith. If you want to memorize Scripture, crack open the Bible and read and reread a passage until it’s grafted in your mind. Inviting a friend to memorize a verse with you can keep you both going when it’s easy to give up.

We need to come alongside each other to stand firm on the foundation of God, build one another up, and be unified in Christ.

Accountability Keeps Us Grounded

The world is quick to offer us alternative ways of living that look good for a moment but snare us in the long run. Having someone who can point out temptations or call us out on our behavior while pointing us to God’s Word moves our mindset back to truth and helps us stay there. If we know we have another person backing us up or who is going to ask how we responded to a certain situation, it gives us pause to take a step back and think about how we want to respond. 

Accountability Inspires

Think about the people in your life whom you admire. What qualities or attributes are you drawn to? Chances are those qualities didn’t just appear one day but are the product of years in God’s Word, prayer, church, and guidance from others. Being wise about who you want to surround yourself with will reap spiritual benefits that manifest throughout your days.

Accountability Calls Us to A Higher Standard

There’s an African proverb that compliments accountability: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” It’s easy to stay in your own little world and keep to a solitary faith existence. But you’d be missing out on the richness of unity with others and celebration of diversity within our Kingdom family. 

Reaching for truth implies an action--a movement towards someone we sense will guide us closer to God. And that’s always the end goal: a closer relationship to the One who made us.

Go:

1. In what areas of your life do you need accountability?

2. Who can you ask to be your prayer and Bible study partner?

3. How can you invite God into the areas of life you need strengthening?

Workout: 

Psalm 133:1

Proverbs 27:17

Hebrews 10:25

Overtime: 

“Father, I thank You that You have created community, so we don’t have to be alone. We are not meant to go through life by ourselves. Help me to be wise with who I spend my time with and help me look for people I admire and take a step of boldness to ask them to be a part of my faith walk. Amen.”