2 Corinthians 7:10-11 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

I have proved myself in these matters. It is with godly sorrow that I cannot clear another. That gift belongs to Christ and Christ alone. Try as I might I cannot stand in for you. Only Christ is our propitiation. I have a heart to save, but only Christ is our Savior.

I have clarity only in what I cannot do. I have done everything I can in these matters and the results are left up to God. The hard part for love is to trust God for the results when it looks like love has failed.

If my love is godly love, it has not failed. I know that in my heart but my eyes fail me because I do not see what I want. The secret to intercession is not to care for the result for it is God’s will be done. It is the intercessors task to stand in place of suffering.

This I do.

The result is not according to my will. I can only trust God.

Romans 15:5-6 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This is my apology for yesterday’s devotional. The only thing godly said was in encouraging each of us to have accountability partners in our lives that know us intimately. I may have thousands of readers but I have only two accountability partners.

I am no different than any other Christian in this one aspect, life happens, tragedy befalls all of us, and consequences of decisions roll on without regard to who you are or what you believe.

I allowed my circumstances to get the better of me yesterday. I am after all human and I need not apologize for that. My readers are not my accountability partners and I should not write to them as if they were. That is my error.

So it should not be surprising that no one called, texted or wrote to me to ask wazzup except my closest accountability partner. He has not failed me during these times. Everyone should have someone in their lives that is that partner in Christ.

Reading the opening verse again, pay close attention to “according to Christ” because being in agreement and have one mind without Christ is how cults are formed. We will lead each other astray without Christ.

Find someone firmly grounded in Christ and hang on, you are going to need that person. Take it from me, I know.