With God behind us, we can do anything (Php 4:13). But when our knowledge goes too far beyond our practice, our belief becomes a burden because we’re not giving God space to fulfill the promises of scripture in our lives. It’s easy to acknowledge what God says to us and still live lives that never go beyond what we can do. As Christians, we’ve got to keep each other accountable, and not just with struggles or responsibilities, but with our faith at its core as well. If we want to step into God’s dreams for our lives, we have to challenge each other to live in ways that require both God’s sustenance and each other’s support (both are necessary…Lk 10:27).
While explaining how individual’s personal walks with God play a part in their unity as a team, the youth staff at NewSpring Church said that they hold people to a standard they can’t live up to without Jesus and each other. Leaders especially need to have unity between each other that is so solid that every person’s quiet time is vital to the operation of the ministry. Holding each other accountable in this way not only makes sure that what you’re doing is always based in, surrounded by, and covered with scripture…it also ensures that your personal time with God becomes not only for yourself, but for your teammates too!
