AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY (1/2)

By Jeff Knight

"Without accountability there is no motivation to change." -Scott Boss

There are three areas I've used accountability to achieve my goals: Vision, Prayer and finances.

When I first began to dream about the church I asked team members and those with influence in my life to hold me accountable to never forget the dream, no matter what. I've purposed to keep the dream in focus and used accountability to keep me focused.

With prayer, I've had a tendency to substitute hard work for quality prayer. A year ago I decided it was time to push back and pray more. I asked three key people in my life to hold me accountable to new levels of prayer. At the end of this year I will have prayed --accumulative--more than any other year of my life.

Finally, in 1992 I needed help with my finances. I was a newly married man and did a poor job managing our finances. The help I needed required me to open up my checkbook and become accountable to my wife and others for every financial decision.

Accountability works! Each of those areas have confirmed I need accountability in my life.

As we near the end of 2007 I'm thinking of new areas where I can solicit some good old fashioned accountability. In 2007 I'm adding accountability for my fitness and health goals, date nights regularly with my wife and carving out time to do less of the superfluous more of what matters.

With the year ending many of you must be thinking about '08. Where are you needing accountability? Maybe if we throw it out there it will be the early steps toward accountability and new goals in our lives.