What Are the Benefits of Being Accountable?

If your purpose is to let others know what you think and feel about any issue, it’s incredibly important to speak with clarity and conciseness. Everyone is subject to being misunderstood, which is often the cause for turmoil and conflict.

If being understood is your purpose, then speaking with clarity is a necessity. The majority of people desire peace and harmony rather than stress and conflict, yet a conversation can deviate into an argument over a simple misunderstanding. 

Perhaps you do not want to be accountable for prolonging a hurtful situation. Communicating with words of apology validates accountability.

Ask God for wisdom, guidance, and clarity as you prepare to be accountable. Proverbs 8:35 gives this encouragement: “Whoever finds wisdom finds life and receives favor from the Lord.” Accountability before the Lord and others makes way for a clear conscience.        

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Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. ~Hebrews 4:13 New International Version 

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Is Accountability Entirely Worthwhile?

In a letter to Aristotle, Alexander the Great, wrote, “I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my personal power and dominion.” Alexander had conquered a large extent of the known world by 323 BC when he died at age 32.

Aristotle had recognized Alexander’s potential as a youngster and instilled in him that he was accountable for his giftedness and destiny. Accountability includes striving for the highest level of excellence determined by your intelligence and other innate abilities.

Accountability acknowledges giftedness and strives to use it for the benefit of others. Jesus was accountable to God his Father for emptying himself of all privileges to be a servant so you could have abundant life. Think then of what Jesus gave up and what you have gained by his sacrifice. Jesus never faltered in his purpose to serve God his Father. Can you adequately express your gratitude to him?

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There is nothing that can be hid from God; everything in all creation is exposed and lies open before his eyes. And it is to him that we must all give an account of ourselves. 

~Hebrews 4:13 Good News Bible

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Hidden Briar Patches

 When the problems of life become prolonged and intense, it’s not unusual to wish for a way to escape. Life isn’t always a rose garden but includes briar patches, which prick the skin and create pain. An emotional briar patch filled with anger or hurt feelings is the source for prolonged grief and unhappiness.

The idea of secret keeping alludes to what is beyond exposure because of embarrassment, fear, or shame. Secret sins rooted in evil mean that unconfessed guilt must wait for disclosure and punishment. Yet  some secrets are enjoyed, but nothing can be kept from God no matter how deeply buried they may be.

Listen to Jeremiah 23. "Can anyone hide in a secret place so I cannot see him? Do I not fill heaven and earth?" Forgiveness and cleansing are available when you place your life into God’s hands, for he is your place of safety. Entrust your complete self beneath his love and mercy where hope and security are readily available.  

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Nothing is hidden from God! He sees through everything, and we will have to tell him the truth.

~Hebrews 4:13 Contemporary English Version

 

He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and turns away from his sins will find compassion and mercy.

~Proverbs 28:13 Amplified Bible 

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