True Accountability

When you have a relationship that strives to be pleasing to the Lord, one of the essential qualities that must be in place is accountability. True accountability. Not just a mere question here, or a question there. But a real and genuine interest in the other person's heart to understand what is going on in their soul/spirit.

The psalmist recognizes this and he says that "Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against you" (Ps 119:11). How important it is for us - not just to hide God's word in our hearts, to live it, but to hold one another accountable by it.

True accountability is God-honoring. It is glorifying to Jesus Christ. It is open honesty seeking to understand the other person's spirit with the help and aid of the Holy Spirit. May God give us the grace to practice this kind of true and biblical accountability in our relationships. To God be the Glory.