Quotes about Accountability

Every time you ask for forgiveness, you recognize that the biggest problems you face in life exist inside of you, not outside of you.

If I am going to see myself clearly, I need you to hold the mirror of God's Word in front of me.

When someone who knows you points out a sin, a weakness, or a failure, are you thankful?

Grace allows you to face your sin, to own it and not shift the blame.

They were convinced that they had made the mistake of marrying a messed-up person; they were convinced that the other had made them do things they would not otherwise have done; and they were convinced that they had no power to make the other change, although they had tried.

It is humbling to admit, but I have had to face the fact that the greatest danger to my ministry is me!

We would rather be comfortable than to hold people accountable. We swindle ourselves into thinking that things are better than they are, and in so doing we compromise the calling and standards of the God we say we love and serve.

when you blame other people for your circumstances or for the wrongs that you do, you are, in fact, blaming God. You are saying that God didn't give you what you needed to be what he has called you to be and to do what he has called you to do.

Someone once said that you never see a person in a protest carrying a sign with an arrow pointing downward and with the words "I am the problem" painted on it.

The things you do and say always tell you more about yourself than whoever you're speaking or responding to

Inspection means that we invite people to step over the normal boundaries of leadership relationships to look into our lives to help us see things that we would not see on our own. It means inviting fellow leaders to watch for our souls.

Just like Adam, when we blame people and situations for our problems, below the surface we are also making accusations against God.