You and Me makes Three

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. - Romans 15:5-6

Teamwork is essential. No one can navigate this life alone. If I were to define team work, I would define it as different parts working for a common goal. In a football team its a bunch of parts working toward either stopping the other team or scoring. They work together for their common goal.

Some things to remember:

1.       Teamwork is impossible if your goal is different than the others. The whole team needs to be on the same page and headed for the same destination

2.       Teamwork is harder when times get tough. When going toward the goal becomes difficult, the team will start to break down and the team will typically start to argue.

3.       Teamwork is impossible if you are Selfish. (Philippians 2:3) If you want to win, and not the team to win then your team will more than likely fail. If you want the team to win, then ultimately you will win.

Now every team needs a leader, and the leader needs to remember those things above.

What is awesome though if you have a team of two as it says in the bible "For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” - Matthew 18:20 then you have God with you. Hmmm I wonder who is the leader of that group? So remember you don't have to worry about the leader knowing the three things, He knows the goal that you should be going toward, He knows that it gets difficult but He is always on board and never wavers. And lastly He is never selfish. He wants everybody to win.

There are an endless amount of teams everybody belongs to, Friend/Friend, Husband/Wife, Father/son, Grandmother/Grandson anytime there are two or more that are a team with a common goal. The key is to put God in the middle of your team, God as the leader of your team. Then the minimum you have with your team is 3. The most perfect bible verse for team work is in Ecclesiastes 4:10-12 where it ends with “a cord of three strands is not quickly broken”

So if you only remember one thing for a successful team is to have God at the middle of whatever team you are on. 

Lord thank you for the amazing teams I have. Thank you for guiding my teams and I pray that I always seek your will in the goals my teams have. I pray that you continue to bless the teams I am on. I pray that whatever team i am on, that you shine through me and that I never compromise in my values.