Here's a question: is being accountable to others optional for the believer? Is it only for those who are weak? Is it only for new Christians?
For me, being accountable was always optional. Until a few years ago. I've been in a pastor's accountability group for a about 3 years now. I can tell you - it's been one of the best things I have ever done! I don't know how I got by without it.
Here are the list of things that we have agreed to be accountable to each other for: pray for one hour a day; half hour of devo reading in the Bible every day; pray with our wives three times a week; read 20 pages of a Christian book, excercise three times a week for thirty minutes, review our personal and ministry goals twice a week; pray for our congregations by name every week; send in a report every Monday morning on how I did on the covenant the week before!
There are over 100 "one another" verses in the NT alone. Much of them have been ignored. Especially the ones like "confess your sins one to another".
I hope that you are accountable to someone who know and trust. It will make a huge difference in your walk with Christ. We have shyed away from accountability in the churches of Christ, partly because of the abuses that we saw in the Boston movement. But that doesn't mean that we shouldn't be accountable! It is a Biblical idea.
We all need accountability. I know I do. Are you accountable to anyone?
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