Accountable Freedom

Accountability. Do you have someone that is going to ask you the hard questions? Someone you vow to be completely honest with? ...even when it hurts? If you don't, I hope I will give you a small glimpse of how beautiful that bond can be and how important it is, as a young woman, to have other women living through seasons with you.

I am so blessed to have been in a small group of God-fearing, beautiful, absolutely lovely women that I wouldn't trade for the world. They have been my backbone this semester and the reason I've been able to trust in the Lord's goodness even when everything seems out of whack. I am so thankful for each of the various acts of kindness and encouragement they bring to the table and how we make one really effective accountability team. I want this for you too.

This past weekend we had our annual Aggie Sisters for Christ (ASC) spring retreat. We had a really honest, humble, hilarious speaker come to talk to us about loving the Lord and practical ways we can do that through different seasons in our lives. Her honesty opened doors that my sweet small group bounded through. We wept and laughed and talked for hours about the deep sins or struggles we allow to be kept in the dark. We commanded them into light. There is freedom in being honest and release in getting an awful secret out of your system. Man, it was hard to hear the things these girls are going through, the ways they are being eaten up in satan's lies or skin-deep insecurity. I felt so selfish saying I was struggling with focus, it sounded so small in comparison.

That's the thing though, if it's a big deal to you, it matters. You matter. Your struggles aren't meant to be faced alone so don't do that to yourself. Find the beauty in trusting someone in community with you and letting that blossom into something that will change your life forever.

Choose to be held accountable. Choose to be encouraged and lifted up through trials instead of trudging along alone.

Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

Colossians 3:16