Accountability

Recently, I was blessed to be able to spend some time on the River walk in San Antonio.  I love to watch people so I indulged myself a little while I was there.  One thing I noticed was TIGHTS!!!!! Apparently everyone is wearing them and while some people look nice in them; there are others that just think that they look nice in them.  Believe me when I say that those two qualifications are vastly different.

This left me wondering about how I handle things as a Christ follower.  Can people see Jesus when they look at me or do I just think they can?  While thinking about this I was reminded of the phrase “A man is known by the company he keeps.”  I view this not only as the people I surround myself with; but also the things I hold closest to myself.  We all have them, those secrets we refuse to let go afraid that no one will view us the same if we share it.  I have found that too often I am like that with a lot of things.  Never knowing how much or what to share afraid that if I say too much I might offend someone or if I say to little that I might never make real connections. 

But what if you can change that?  What if you surrounded yourself with people willing to point out when Satan has his bag of lies out and that you are falling for it.  People that you can pour into and that can pour into you shining the light of God’s love into every portion of who you are making sure that the enemy does not stand a chance.  We are so much better when we are together working as one complete body we were not meant to do this thing called life by ourselves.

Hebrews 12:1-2, NLT
Let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.

Matthew 18:20, NLT
For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.