Accountability Partners

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21 Dec 2006 07:46 AM

Most Christians I've talked with seem to have a pretty good understanding of what an accountability partner is. It's a fellow believer that you can go to for prayer requests, fellowship, study, and well of course, accountability.

When choosing an accountability partner, it's probably better you find someone other than your spouse and someone of the same gender as yourself. No one is going to understand women's issues better than a woman, and no one will understand a man's issues quite like a man. Typically, though not always, men and women tend to have different types of struggles. Women tend to be more emotional thinkers, and men more logical. Things we struggle with often revolve around our styles of thinking. Fellowship between women or men seems to differ as well. Men appear to do much more small talk that's pretty straight forward, whereas women tend to get more personal sharing feelings and details.

An accountability partner should be someone you can wholeheartedly trust. You should feel comfortable praying for and with them, and they should feel the same about you. This should be a person you know wont be gossiping about your personal struggles or joys. The person should be a healthy balance for you; in other words, you should feel like you can seek support from them as much as they do from you.

If you haven't found someone to connect with, pray and ask God to put that person in your life. This doesn't mean sitting in your home 24/7. You need to do your part and seek, trusting the Lord will put someone in your life. When you do find someone to partner with, make sure you keep their spiritual walk in your prayers. The stronger their walk is, the more encouragement they can be to you and others.

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Linda Hansen (1796) 22 Dec 2006 07:31 PM

I never thought about having an accountability partner. What a great idea MJ. Art

1stcounsellorsheart (26) 14 Dec 2007 07:35 PM

It's absolutely true... we definitely all need a kind of this wonderful accountability mate... life is so cruel, but life is also so beautiiful... together with an accountability patrner, surely life could be awesome!