Between Friends

Accountability:

     The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, " There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor.
      " The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had brought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.
     " Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come...."
     Then Nathan said to David, " You are the man!.... Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites....
      " You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel."
      Then David said to Nathan, " I have sinned against the Lord."

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-4, 7,9, 12-13

     Defining Moments:

     "  I will praise the Lord who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me" ( Psalm 16:7-8).
     He's there. Wherever you are. Whatever you're feeling. Without having to play a silly mind game or pretend something that's not real, you can just believe the fact that God is always with you, His power always within reach, His help always one word away.
     But when it's late, when you've had a tough day, when a drink is sounding awfully good or the remote control is driving through a bad section of TV-land, the features on God's face can dim a little. His invisible presence can fade into your forgetfulness.
     But if you've got a couple of friends you've promised to stay accountable to, if you dread the thought of facing them without a clear conscience and a good word of testimony, you can flash their faces through your mind or make a quick phone call and remember what a holy life is worth.
     Look, we're all in this together.

Next Up:

      You've made some good friends by joining the family of faith, but also some sworn enemies. Let's look at who's out to get you and what it's going to take to win.

God can help you be the person you want to be. But seek out somebody who'll help you see to it.

     " I believe if a man gets close to a true spiritual champion, he will become one. We become like the people we associate with."
     -Ronnie Floyd