It is a very dangerous thing for a human being not to be accountable to anyone. Not to answer to anyone, not to have anyone above him or her. That is the sure way to many disasters.
Take marriage, for example.
If my marriage to Cristiane is reaching the 20-year mark next month, it is for one reason above all others: We both fear and answer to God.
Make no mistake — my wife is a wonderful person. And I suspect I'm not that bad myself
… But the truth is that no matter how nice two people may be, they will always have disagreements when they live as a couple. She likes to go out, I like to stay home. She likes details, I cut to the chase. She wants to watch a romantic comedy, I want to watch a documentary. And so on.These examples are somewhat trivial, but you can imagine the disagreements in more serious situations. I tell you, there have been big blow-ups, many clashes of egos. And then, who decides who is right, if both judge themselves to be right?
That’s why I say that during these 20 years, if she and I did not have the same faith to let God be the judge between us, to follow His advice and rules for a happy marriage, then we would not be here to tell the story.
Spiritual intelligence tells us that human beings behave better when they are accountable to someone. Of course, abiding by that principle goes against our selfish nature, because anyone who is flesh and blood wants total freedom (and zero responsibility). That’s why many marriages fall apart, young people ruin their lives, men in power are corrupted, and the world gets worse with every step it makes towards its much-sought "freedom".
Here’s a fact: If you do not give account of your life and actions to anyone, don’t be surprised if that account runs out of credit some day…
See that man who thinks he's so smart? You can expect far more from a fool than from him. Proverbs 26.12
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