01/16/2025
Just little fire to warm us up today!!
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Greetings! Today’s word is in reference to accountability and communication in this faith walk. We are all running the same race and hope that we make it to heaven when our time on earth is up. Many want the covering but are not willing to do what it takes to receive it! WHERE IS YOUR FAITH!? Picking and choosing what you want to do but not doing everything that the Lord has instructed you to do is not the way! WHY ARE YOU NOT FULLY SUBMITTING!? This is such a dangerous place to be!
In Revelation 3:15-16 God speaks directly to us and says this: “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”
Let’s look at the Benefits of Accountability.
Giving others permission to speak into our life helps us avoid common pitfalls.
• Clear direction. Honesty about your faults allows you the opportunity to hear right counsel and encouragement. This will help you do and become all that God has in mind for you.
• Increased integrity. If you have to give an account to somebody, you’re more likely to be honest and transparent.
• Better stewardship. Accounting for the way you use money, time, or talent makes you careful not to waste those resources.
• Protection against excess. As children of God, we are free in Christ, but an accountability partner helps us stay balanced and guards us from taking liberties.
• Healthy self-examination. Another person can often point out what we cannot see in ourselves.
• Safeguard against unwise relationships. If you give an account of the places you go and the people you spend time with, you’ll be more likely to make wise choices.
Unbridled freedom may seem like a great blessing, but it can be a recipe for disaster. Do you give an account to anybody for the way you handle money, time, and relationships? If not, consider inviting a trustworthy Christian to fill that role. Taking this step reveals a heart that longs to please God.
•. Accountability Is Scriptural!
God planned for us to need each other; we truly are better together.
The Bible has a lot to say about accountability. But for many of us, the idea of sharing personal information feels uncomfortable and seems like an invasion of privacy. Being answerable to someone else seems like a hindrance to the pursuit of pleasure, prosperity, and prestige. Most of us would rather keep to ourselves and not involve others in our business.
The Bible, however, makes it clear that Christians are to support each other in this regard:
“Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed” (James 5:16).
“Have confidence in your pastors and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.”
Hebrews 13:17
“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”
Ephesians 5:21
“Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”
1 Timothy 4:13-16
The apostles were under the authority of Jesus (Luke 10:1-42), even as Jesus was subject to the Father (John 8:28-29). Of course, the Bible tells us that the whole church is obedient to the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 5:24).
Regardless of one’s position, everybody is accountable to somebody. And this holds true for the entire family of faith—from the congregation to the ministers to Jesus Himself, who served God the Father.
It is with urgency that I tell you these things! The Lord loves you so much and wants you to thrive in your faith walk and your life! Position yourself and break those chains and generational curses! The reward is greater than anything here on earth! Have a blessed Thursday! Sending lots of love and hugs!🙌🏽🔥❤️🔥🔥
