Flying Solo

Thank you, God that you made us all different. Thank you, God that you made us all unique. Thank you, God that you created and designed and intertwined us to NEED one another. You fashioned us in such a way that we are at our BEST when we’re in the midst of company, working together for a common purpose, to fulfill a common goal.

You are capable of doing something on your own. I can accomplish something by myself. But what happens when we come together? What happens when our creativity collides? What happens when our likes and dislikes converge on some commonality?

What happens as we SWEAT together?

As we CRY together?

As we FIGHT one another?

As we PUSH each other?

I believe we grow. We cook. Our rawness, our emotions and ideas, simmer until just right. It’s a time of preparation. We add seasoning. We turn it over. We check the temperature. We taste it until it’s just right. A good raw idea that may have led to short-lived immediate change transforms into a well-thought well-prepared idea that will have a lasting impact.

Work together.

The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with in, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad. All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.

1 Corinthians 12:12, 26-27 NLT

Look at Jesus. Here was God, in the flesh, present on earth. What could he NOT do? Jesus very well could have been a one man show. Yet, he chose to work WITH others. He chose twelve individuals to come together, to work alongside, to share life. Parts pieced together to make the whole.

How much of your day is spent in the company of others? How much of your workload is shared? Do you have anyone challenging your ideas? Do you have anyone pushing you to improve, to strive for excellence?

You are your own limiting factor. You don’t know it all. You can’t do it all. Find someone. Then find someone else. Build a team. Change the world.