Accountability
Just yesterday, I was talking to a friend who mentioned accountability
what a word! Not everybody understands what it truly means
as for me, I still have a hard time explaining what it is, especially to one of my bestfriend who still has questions about what a small group is (in the setting of our Christian life).
We just discussed this in our Leadership group today and made me realize that we have different ways of expressing this into action
just like our different styles of leadership
but thats another topic
I dont want to discuss leadership styles right now
hehehe
Actually, the first question should be: Who Am I accountable to? I think this is easier for me to explain
well, Ill try my best
First and foremost, I am accountable to God, next would be my family. Since I am still single, that would mean to my parents and brother and sister (not for long
diba Lord, bibigyan mo na ako ng Godly wife bago ako maging kasing tanda ng
hehehe, small group leader ko
hahaha! Just joking po
you know I love you po
na miss lang po naming ikaw sa LG
).
Next would be my friends
God has given me many friends, and He has given me REAL
FRIENDS who gives me sound and just spiritual guidance.
I have a number of real friends who can talk to me and discern if I am ok or not
yung dati ko nga na leader (but I do consider him as my very first cel leader), isang tingin lang, alam na agad kung meron akong problem or if Im okay. I think he was given by God a strong discerning spirit (lahat naman tayo meron nun kaya lang yung kanya ang lakas) coz he knows when somebody is not walking in the right path or not
Going back, my friends keep me reminded of our job
which is to reach out and spread the Word of God to all nations (again, another topic
ask your smallgroup leader kung hindi nyo alam ito
on second thought, sabihin
nyo sa akin sino leader nyo at gigisingin ko lang!) My Friends also would kick me in the butt (not physically for sure
kasi pag ginawa nila yun, sasakit lang paa nila
hehehe) just to bring me back to the right path
sometimes, we all tend to stray from the path kasi
and they do this even if I ask them or not.
We all have hang-ups kasi
these are areas in our lives na medyo di pa nating kaya magisa
and pag hindi na correct ito, it would only hinder our spiritual maturity and growth
Sometimes, being a leader would mean that we need to check on our small group members
and when we find something really annoying, we sometimes get angry (lalo na kung paulit ulit naman yng problem diba
sinabihan na kasi, pero
ang tigas ng ulo!). Even if we are angry, we tend to think that we are justified in correcting them, pero minsan kasi
masakit na tayo magsalita
(ehem, sino ba guilty sa ganito
aminin na natin
lahat tayo!). We really dont know it but we have offended so much the person
that is where accountability comes in
people telling us that we have done something we need to keep on doing or something that we need to change
got it?
Accountability also is important because we need people around us in whom we could pour our heart out. These are men (syempre lalake ako eh
pero para sa mga sis natin na single pa, sa women kayo po) in my life that knows me inside and out
even all those good and bad times! They help me find the way
the way to the restaurant
hehehe
joking
seriously,
they help me find the right path, the path where God wants me to be!
I hope that this paragraph has helped in showing what accountability is
if everything is still vague, ask your small group leader na
antok na ako eh
I would also just like to share my heartfelt appreciation to the following: Thank God for these men in my life
one is my small group leader who has back pains today (bro, we prayed for you
we claimed that you are healed
and as for those na nagtatanong, back pains nya is caused by something else and not old age
hahaha!) second is my manong (you are the best manong that anyone can ask!!!)
third is one of my bestfriend
my great grand daddy (and leader naming lahat
the smartest of them
all! This man has a lot of great ideas
cmon dude
keep on sharing!!!)
forth is one of the most patient guy I knew (he even helped me and my brother with our laptop!)
fifth would be my bestfriend that they say na favorite ko, I guess they are right coz naging spoiled na yata (but that would change for sure coz God wont allow it
hehehe). Sixth would be my bestfriend who plays the guitar for God! (Grabe, ang galing nitong kaibigan ko na ito
sobrang talented
ang sarap pang kausap coz I learn a lot from him, kahit hindi nya alam!). Seventh would be one of my closest friend, anak ng brother ko sa small group
sobrang galling rin nito sa computer, especially with data base and excel files
ahhh syempre pati kapatid ko kasama sa mga ito
kilala naman ng lahat kung sino sino sila right
so to all you who I have mentioned here
Thank you very much for being part of my spiritual growth! I know that God blesses us
all!
Cya!
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