Check your accountability
It happens almost every day. People compromise their integrity and make life-ruining decisions. They may be people we don’t know. They may be people we love or looked up to. Michael Vick abusing dogs. A governor deserting his post and disappearing for days – to see his mistress. There are so many examples.
I got a list of questions for personal accountability and I thought I’d share it. They’re questions to ask yourself to see if you’re living up to what you believe. These 15 came from a list of 48 originally.
- Have I spent adequate time in Bible study and prayer?
- Did the Bible live in me today?
- Am I enjoying prayer?
- Have I given priority time to my family?
- How do I spend my spare time?
- Am I a slave to dress, friends, work, or habits?
- Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy?
- Have I been with a woman/man anywhere this past week that might be seen as compromising?
- Have I been exposed to sexually alluring material or allowed my mind to entertain inappropriate thoughts about someone who is not my spouse this week?
- Have any of my financial dealings lacked integrity?
- Have I secretly wished for another’s misfortune so that I might excel?
- Have I damaged another person by my words, either behind their back or face-to-face?
- Is there anything that has dampened my zeal for Christ?
- Is Christ real to me?
- Have I been completely honest with myself?
I emailed Glenn yesterday with my frustration to the how many Christians are getting consumed by facebook/twitter. After reading your blog, I decided to post this out with you instead of Glenn. The list above is what caught my eye with others becoming a slave to the computer, namely facebook. They are on it all the time, talk about it all the time and try to get me to sign up in it. I feel like if I have additional free time, I would spend it with God. I want to know how many Christians that are on facebook or twittering have given God just as much time if not more. Some have connected with old friends from their sinful past in the name of witnessing?… or is it an excuse to re-live some connection that you don’t need to be visiting. If I have any true friends from my past, I would still be talking to them today.
I have had several people want to “share” photos or news, but if I don’t have a facebook account, I am excluded. Some fellowship that is.
Thanks for the time on “your” soap box.
Melissa
Yes, some times it can become a kind of addiction. And – when it becomes the only way you communicate you shut out a lot of friends – not only losing out yourself but also hurting them.