Accountability Based on Control

I am somewhat comforted by the belief that we will only be judged based on things that we can control. For example, we can't control whether or how we are tempted, so we won't be judged for experiencing the temptations we face. However, we can control (and will be judged based on) how we respond to our temptations. Similarly, we cannot control the actions of others, but we can almost always control our own actions, so we will only be judged based on our own actions, not the actions of others. No matter what other people are doing, we should try to do what we believe is right.

We can control quite a bit, and thus, we are responsible for quite a bit, but I'm grateful that we won't be held accountable for things that are outside of our control.