Good
morning, I pray the Lord has blessed you and your household since my last
message. I find it interesting that most people have a fear of accountability. Accountability
says so much about who we are yet many us turn away from it, or we choose to be
accountable when it’s beneficial for us. What you must understand that God has
called you to be accountable in every area of your life (Luke 16:10).
Accountability deals with your commitment, service, and maturity to display a
high standard of responsibility of things God has placed in your care. Two
specific areas that we must learn to be consciously accountable of are the things
we say and do daily. Many times we are quick to justify things we have said to
others, said via social media, and/or things we say out of anger in the moment.
Well you must understand it was still something you chose to say so instead of justifying
it be accountable for what you said because either way it has to produce
something in your life. God’s way is for us to be wise in the things we say and
repeat as well which is why he said be slow to speak, slow to be angry, and
quick to listen (James 1:19). You have to understand that every word that
proceeds out of your mouth produces something. Many things are happening in our
lives as a result of things we have said (Mark 11:24, Proverbs 18:21). When we
learn to be accountable for our words this eliminates a lot of things we deal
with and then produces things in our lives that are of God. You will even find yourself
more conscious of certain songs that you repeat the lyrics to because of that
accountability. The next area we must be accountable in our actions in our
homes, jobs, church, and everywhere we go because we are constantly
representing God. Sometimes we do things intentionally and/or out of spite. We
completely serving and helping to advance the kingdom of God in our local
church assembly, on our jobs, and in our homes. Our lack of accountability
reveals the lack of consistency to serve and to honor our word in things we
have committed to do. Once you were saved then you committed to a life of
serving to fulfill God’s agenda. God has liberated you but it wasn’t to live a
life without accountability (Galatians 5:13). A life with no accountability
really says that you don’t value time. Every moment of your life should account
for something because you don’t know when it will end (Mark 13:32-33).
Accountable actions/behaviors will produce something in your life when it’s for
God. To be unaccountable is the work of the flesh that will lead to your
destruction (Galatians 5:19-21, Galatians 6:7-8). Everything you do for God not
only effects you but even your family because it produces wisdom to leave
something in place for the next generation (Proverbs 13:22). Life will only
become productive when you become accountable to God and to the standard of
living he has placed on us to live.
Quote:
The production of your life is a direct result of the willingness of your heart
to be held accountable in all areas of your life. d.taylor
Twitter: @dtaylor0362
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