Wednesday, January 6, 2010

First Steps

Sam is walking! Our adopted grandson has taken his first steps. Can you remember watching some child take their first steps? As Christian, we are continually taking "first steps" in the process of becoming Christ-like. I would like to offer a great first step for you this new year.

Perhaps you have never thought about spending one-on-one time with another Christian while you each
share joys, struggles and mysteries. Men spending time with men. Women spending time with other women. Today we hear words like "mentoring" or "accountability partners".
Regardless of what we term it, life is best when we share it with others.

None of us are perfect. No one has all the answers. That should motivate us to spend a weekly time with another like-minded Christian just sharing life. I discovered years ago that accountability is a balance. At college, I wanted to be part of an accountability arrangement. A Christian friend and I started meeting once a week. At first we took turns talking about the struggles of the week. We soon began to challenge each other in some spiritual disciplines. That went well until one of us started to slack off on some activities. The relationship soon turned to a "nagging" time which soon made weekly meetings a pain to make.

From that I learned that accountability isn't me telling you what I think you need to do. It is you telling me what you would like to do and then I could just be a reminder of what you said you wanted to become.

Each of us have different areas we would like to work on. Habits, hang-ups or hurts may dot our lives. Accountability could be the next step for us in 2010 as we work toward being what Christ wants us to be.










Camping at the base of Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs, CO. 2009

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