SIX

NO NOT SIX1 

I listened to a talk on commitment by a neuro scientist named Dr. Susan Pierce-Thompson.  She offered 6 ways to create accountability.   

1. To yourself 

1. To a group 

1. To an individual (buddy or sponsor) 

1.  To a formal Contract 

1.  Get an unbiased person to ask you a simple Question from an unbiased 

1. OK, this seemed very similar to #3 

1.  Set Up a Game where you throw away/give up/lose the use of something you love 

I recalled that the number 6 represented man’s imperfections.  I did a little research about the number six, to see if my recollections were correct.  See one reference statement below: 

…, the number 6 in the Bible is all about man and his labor. It signifies man’s shortcomings and the corruption he added into the (perfect) world created by God. In whatever way we mathematically represent six it signifies corruption and imperfection only. It shows man as one who is without of God. Since we were created on the sixth day this number is permanently stamped, and we will bear this number always.  

The number six not only denotes human labor but also human sorrow. Since God’s perfection is corrupted by human corruption so man is bound to suffer from sorrows. Six days have been given to man to work and perform labor and one day for rest and this we can observe in the modern era too. It is also true that the creation ended on the sixth day, i.e. God completed the creation of the world on the sixth day so it also represents secular completeness. 

 But when I reference the number seven I found the following:    

Seven is the number of completeness and perfection (both physical and spiritual). It derives much of its meaning from being tied directly to God’s creation of all things. According to some Jewish traditions, the creation of Adam occurred on September 26, 3760 B.C. (or the first day of Tishri, which is the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar). The word ‘created’ is used 7 times describing God’s creative work (Genesis 1:1, 21, 27 three times; 2:3; 2:4). There are 7 days in a week and God’s Sabbath is on the 7th day. 

So, it seems clear to me that the best way to gain completeness or success is to to seek the number 7, and its biblical concept of completeness.   

So, here is my seventh entry to the doctor’s list on accountability.:  Ask God to be your accountability partner.

I have a friend, recovering alcoholic who chose Jesus as her sponsor.  She was told that she would fail, relapse and die with the disease…Twenty five years later she is still alcohol free; she has not abused or drank alcohol during that entire time.  So, for her ONE was enough…

Take Care from,

Dearly Yours