Why You Should Have an Accountability Partner
For the last few years my best friend, Drew as you have seen his posts, and I have been accountability partners. Now I know that this word is a mouthful, but it is a life saver.
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Just like anyone else, I have many things that I have worked on to overcome, especially when it comes to sinful habits. I will probably be working on bad habits the rest of my life. The great thing about an accountability partner is that you have someone who is there for you and is supporting you. Someone to help keep you on track is a very useful tool.
Try to think of people in your life that would make a good candidate to be your accountability partner. These will ideally be people that you can trust. When you have some ideas, ask them and see what they think about the idea. Remember you can always have more than one.
Things to remember when acting as accountability partners:
- Never judge your partner for the problems that they are having. They are coming to you for help, and your judgment is the last thing they need.
- Always be ready to listen. You need someone who you can always talk to at anytime, give the same courtesy.
- Be honest with your partner. When you are talking to them about your struggles, be honest so that they can help you. Remember you should be able to trust them.
- Be confidential. Don’t tell others about the things your partner talks to you about (it’s part of that trust thing).
Things you can do as responsibility partners:
- Most importantly, you can pray for each other. You know what each other is struggling with so pray for them about it.
- Set up a schedule where you ask for updates on how things are going. Sometimes just having a good friend ask you how you are doing with a problem is enough to overcome it.
- Discuss ideas on ways to overcome problems.
- And again, pray for each other.
Do you know of any other ways that having an accountability partner can help people out?
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