Accountability offers the support and encouragement needed to stay focused on Christ, especially when life becomes challenging. It provides the space needed to be honest about our struggles and disciplines throughout our daily lives. When we are accountable to others, we walk alongside them, allowing them to offer wisdom, correction and prayer.
Just like iron is refined by another piece of iron, we are refined through godly relationships. Absolute accountability requires vulnerability and trust, while also encouraging growth. Here are a few ways it may help us:
- Stay on track: Accountability partners can help redirect our paths if we begin to stray off course and get caught up in sin.
- Develop discipline: Knowing someone is there to point out when we go astray helps us stay consistent in our faith. It motivates us to do well.
- Overcome sin: Confessing our struggles to our accountability partner can help us fully recognize the sin. By confessing to God, we can own up to it and move past it.