Juggling Torches

Have you ever juggled flaming torches while riding a unicycle?  Me neither.  I think that it would be a spectacular disaster if I tried.  Luckily, it really hasn't come up.  But as we go through our days there are any number of jobs that come up and for each we are either well suited, poorly suited or somewhere in between.

Now the odds of being called on to juggle on a unicycle are fairly remote, but there are every day tasks that can be equally as daunting.  I think of things like planning a meal for the church.  The food seems to all get there some how.  There is enough for everyone and it all looks and tastes wonderful.  If I think what I would do if I had to pull of such a meal, it's not pretty.  I suppose that you could make the food yourself or call a caterer, but both options involve spending a fair amount of money.  So it seems that you need to contact a host of volunteers to each donate a dish.  You need to figure out who will bring what, who can be counted on to follow through and how much you need.

No matter how I look at this task, cooking large quantities of food or organizing a team of volunteers, I don't think that I would be very good at this.  Luckily there are people who are good at it.  And some of those people look at what I do, teaching high school, editing videos, writing a blog... as being way outside of their own comfort zones.

The point is that we were never meant to go it alone.  The kingdom of God is best served when we all contribute our own skills and talents where they are needed.  But it's more than that.  As fellow believers we need to encourage the best in each other.  We need to quick to compliment and encourage so that we can help each other become the best version of ourselves that is possible,  

Watch this clip from Pastor Chris.

Five more.  We can help each other in places where they are week and in turn they will help us in the same way.  That is what true Christian community is all about.