The Yes Effect by Luis Bush
Author:Luis Bush
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 2017-03-19T16:00:00+00:00
GROUP-THINK
When you enter a place and seek to address its problems, is your first instinct to empower others or to make power plays? In 1 Corinthians 3:7–9, Paul writes, “So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are God’s coworkers in God’s service” (NIV). If the God of the universe can allow us to be His coworkers, then surely we can team up with other humans to effect transformation. We do our part, other people do theirs, and God causes the increase.
You have a unique bundle of natural giftings, skills you’ve built through experience, and resources that are in your reach. Take a few minutes to jot down some of the gifts, skills, and resources God has provided for you. Set a time to meet with someone closely connected with the place or situation that has your attention. Ask that person if they’d be willing to make a similar list of their own gifts, skills, and resources. Then ask that person to make another list of what he or she envisions for the community. Put all three lists side by side, do some group-think, and see how you and others might team up to work toward that vision.
Like my friends who are working with refugees, investing in budding entrepreneurs, or empowering citizens to turn trash into treasure, we can say yes to teaming up for transformation. We can say yes to using the unique gifts God has given us, and we can say yes to engaging with the gifts He has given others. As we partner with other believers toward a common goal, and see God’s kingdom come on earth, not only will we go deeper in our relationship with our Creator God, but we will go deeper in our connection with the many creative citizens He has placed in our communities. When we find our people and work together in tandem with the Lord, our efforts multiply and real change begins.
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