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In my message this week I talked about the story in Daniel chapter one and the fact that it is easier to be faithful to God when you have faithful friends to stand together with.  Daniel and his three friends were all willing to stand alone, and later Daniel did stand alone (in front of the king, and when faced with the lion’s den), but in chapter one, they stood together.  There is power in having a small group of faithful friends who become a support group.  They encourage each other, they become positive peer pressure for each other, and they hold each other accountable.

Awhile back I decided that I wanted to have someone in my life asking me accountability questions.  I studied a long list of questions and then made my own list.  Since a number of people asked me for the list I read, I decided to put it here.  If you are going to have someone ask you these questions, or some similar accountability questions two things will be necessary: 1) You must be willing to be honest; 2) You must really trust the person who is asking you the questions.  Here they are:

·        Have you spent time with God on a regular basis?

·        How are you showing love to your spouse in tangible ways?

·        How are you mentoring your child(ren)?

·        What are you doing to take care of your body?  Exercise, sleep, eating, drinking?

·        How are you dealing with temptation?

·        How are you handling finances?

·        How are you growing mentally?

·        Are you spending time in meaningful relationships?

·        Are you processing hurts in a healthy way?

·        Are you treating others well and resolving conflicts?

·        Are you meeting your goals?

·        How are you balancing work and play?

·        Are you taking appropriate risks?

·        Are you sharing your faith?

·        How is your level of joy, peace and contentment?

·        What about the “blessability factor”?  Is there anything in your life that makes it hard for God to use you and bless you with his divine favor?

Do you have someone that you can talk about these type of things with?  Daniel and his friends were willing to stand alone, but found it no doubt easier to stand together.