Quotes about Accountability

I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for what does it signify to make anything a secret to my neighbor, when to God, who is the searcher of our hearts, all our privacies are open?

When we seek to correct the wrong done to us, we set ourselves up as a judge.

It is much better to tell the truth than to compromise truth and have someone believe a lie. It is far better they hear the truth now than that they believe they can keep other idols in their life—and then one day, when it's too late, shockingly hear the Master say, "Depart; I never knew you, you who were deceived!

The truth is we are defined by our actions, not by our intentions.

In times past when the nation strayed, the leaders would guide the people back to God, but these leaders pushed the people away with their persistent abuse of position and perversion of power.

The accurate measurement of our true spiritual condition lies in our actual obedience to His will.

When we pester the Lord after He has already clearly shown His will, He may step back and allow us to have our way even though it does not correspond with His original plan. When our hearts are set on a course of action, God will grant us permission, though He knows we will later answer for the course we choose.

When Jesus questioned, "Why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do the things which I say?" He was actually saying, "Do not deceive yourself by calling Me 'Lord' while you continue to live your life as if you owned it.

Every fat must stand upon its own bottom;

He hath cause also to walk humbly with God and be little in his own eyes, and to remember withal, that his gifts are not his own, but the churches; and that by them he is made a servant to the church; and he must also give at last an account of his stewardship unto the Lord Jesus, and to give a good account will be a blessed thing.

If you wouldn't follow yourself, why should anyone else?

Nothing will make a better impression on your leader than your ability to manage yourself. If your leader must continually expend energy managing you, then you will be perceived as someone who drains time and energy. If you manage yourself well, however, your boss will see you as someone who maximizes opportunities and leverages personal strengths. That will make you someone your leader turns to when the heat is on.