Pretty Small

I don’t know about you but I have a tendency to think more highly about myself than I should. I sometimes feel that I am so talented and so important or that everything is up to me and I don’t need any help. This is pride, the chief sin in the Bible. I sometimes think I could be the poster child for pride.

My wife took this picture of me a night or two ago. It's something I need to look at with regularity to remind me that, in the greater scheme of things, I truly am really small and I do need lots of help (for those of you who don't know, I'm freakishly tall at 6 feet, 8 and ½ inches tall).

The same is true of all of us...we all need help and can do nothing without Him. Jesus reminded us of this when He said:

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

John 15:5

Teamwork

Last Saturday I was mowing our lawn and sweating profusely (it was hot and humid). When I was about half way done, my wife Connie and our son Robbie came out to do some weeding.

It was weird what happened to me. I had been exhausted from the heat, but the site of them coming out to work in the yard gave me a boost of energy. They weren't specifically helping me with the project I was working on, but I felt supported...I felt like I had teammates who were there to help me. It was cool.

Who can you do the same thing for in your work environment today?

Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 4:12