“Oh I get by with a little help from my friends.”\u00a0 This is a lyric from an old Beatles song from the late 60s.\u00a0 But it\u00a0would be\u00a0a really good slogan for accountability.\u00a0 We need accountability.\u00a0 It’s not just a concept adopted by Christians.\u00a0 This is often how many of us learn, talking to others, trying to figure things out.\u00a0 I worked with a young man over twenty years ago.\u00a0 He was an independent inventor who came up with a general idea and then proceeded to ask questions and solicit answers from those who understood the area of the invention.\u00a0 I do the same thing.\u00a0 I have restored a number of old muscle cars and a few old homes.\u00a0 When working on various projects, I’d ask those knowledgeable within a trade or profession how they would approach the project.\u00a0 After asking a reasonable sample of people, I would begin to recognize similar approaches, and deem these to be somewhat trustworthy.\u00a0 It’s a shame that I don’t do this, or do this more often, in other areas of my life.\u00a0 If I had of adopted this approach when making decisions in the past, I could have avoided some bad decisions.\u00a0 As Christians, we have a wealth of information that we can gather from a pool of other Christians.\u00a0 Unfortunately, whether it’s because of our pride or some other reason, we often operate like the “lone ranger.”\u00a0 The valuable resources at our disposal are not being utilized and we are neglecting to take advantage of mentors that could help us avoid, or get through, rough patches.\u00a0 And,\u00a0there’s no accountability.\u00a0 Just the other night, while attending a men’s meeting at our church, I heard a man talking about men who operate independently, without being accountable to others.\u00a0 This is when men (and women) most often make mistakes, frequently life changing mistakes, that they may not otherwise make it they were transparent with someone.\u00a0 You would likely be less inclined to commit that sin, whatever it is, if you were transparent to others, and not living in a vacuum.\u00a0 Find yourself a spiritual mentor, an accountability partner.\u00a0 Become one to someone else who may be able to learn from the wisdom that you have gleaned from the challenges that you have experienced in your life.\u00a0 Pray that God will reveal people to you, to whom you can be accountable, and who you can hold accountable.\u00a0 Learn how to get by with a little help from your friends.<\/p>\n
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