Saturday, May 15, 2010

Teamwork


I play basketball for the Clermont Christian Academy Chargers. Last season my team hosted a tournament in which three other teams played in. We had previously started to gel as a team and during the tournament we showed it. When I look back at the DVDs of the tournament, My team's unselfish playing is evident. In the first game we played, we were down by alot and things didn't look too good for us. However, we kept our chin up and we stuck together as a team. As a result, we came back in the second half and wound up beating them. We didn't lose a single game during that tournament. We won because of our unselfish play. If we would have only thought about ourselves we would have never won the tournament.

The same is true in the Christian life. So many times we just think of ourselves and what we want. We never think of what might benefit others. As a result, we never experience the joy that comes from serving others. If, during that first game of the tournament when we were losing, we would have played selfishly and have been self-centered, we would have never come back to win. Whenever we put others first, things will run so much more smoothly and we will have so much more success in our endeavors. There is also a certain joy and satisfaction that comes when we sacrifice for others. During the basketball season, I found that a great feeling of joy came whenever I would give up a possible opportunity to score to a teammate who had a better opportunity. If we would just stop thinking only of ourselves and get our mind on others, things would be so much better. Let's ask the Lord to give us the grace to serve others.

2 comments:

  1. Another great analogy, Michael!! So true! (That's how Adam and I won so many of our games, too) j/k! Keep up the awesome work on your blog! I love reading it! =)

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  2. Thanks!It's amazing how the Lord can show us applications from everyday things.

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