“Might it be time to be accountable to who we’ve become so that we can make ourselves accountable to what we can be? Are we willing to divest ourselves of all the lesser things that we have elevated as greater things and engage in both a pointed and painful evaluation of who we’ve become? And once we’ve done that, are we brave enough to look at the damage that we’ve incurred in the becoming?”
Craig Lounsbrough, MDiv, LMHC
Although the above quotes were saved on 7/16/2021 this reminder is particularly potent today 7/16/2024, as I have been put in a position of holding someone accountable for repeated conduct inconsistent with her commitment to Christian living over 6 months and realizing that she has never been required to accept and work through consequences for these behaviors before. By the time one is over 50 years old, having to finally face the music is truly a hard pill to swallow…..