From God, for God

TODAY'S READING: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
There seems to be a trend in sports today. The best team wins, not the team with the biggest superstar. Whether it's the New England Patriots, the Chicago White Sox, or the Pittsburgh Steelers, none of these teams have a premier superstar. I think part of the reason is that many superstars in sports are more concerned with themselves than their team. The team is just a way for them to achieve their fame.
In our walk with Christ we need to be team players as well. God has created each of us with unique gifts and abilities. Some roles will be public and others are behind the scenes. The key is how you handle your role whatever it is.
Paul warns us to approach our role with humility and selflessness. It is not about us. God made us for our role and our purpose is to use that role to glorify Him and serve others. That is the key. God made us a certain way for the role He intended us to fill.
If you are a great public speaker, it's because God made you that way.
If you have a great singing voice, God gave it to you.
If you have a great mind, God created it.
No matter what it is that you are able to do, God created you to have that ability. Yes, you may have put in a lot of effort to enhance and improve you abilities. But God provided the foundation that you built on.
When we realize all of our abilities are from God we will become more of a spiritual team player. Then we will treat everyone equally because God placed them in the role they are in. No one is better than anyone else. And no one is any less important.
Our responsbility is to encourage everyone in their role, not to become prideful about our role. One will make the church stronger, the other will make the church ineffective. We must learn to put the concerns of others above our own and stop finding worth in putting others down. We will only become the church God created us to be when we are willing to get off the throne of self and help others to fulfill the role God created them for, no matter how much attention it might draw away from us.

shine!
Jason