Don’t just operate– co-operate! 

‘We have shared together the blessings of God.’ Philippians 1:7 TLB 

Andrew Carnegie said, ‘It marks a big step in your development when you realise that other people can help you do a better job than you can do by yourself.’ (After all, you can’t whistle a symphony; it takes an orchestra!) Your future is connected to certain people. Without them, your destiny will be incomplete. If you’re humble enough to accept that, your possibilities are unlimited. A key player in the Billy Graham Association was his childhood friend, Grady Wilson. In 1948, Billy asked Grady to come and work with him. At first he said no. But Billy persisted: ‘God’s told me you’re to come and work with me. I need an evangelist; somebody who knows me and my ministry, somebody I can trust.’ ‘I didn’t want to come,’ Wilson later recalled. ‘After all, I already had a successful ministry of my own holding citywide crusades.’ But after praying, he made the decision to follow Billy Graham (and God). He set aside his own dreams to be part of another man’s. That decision made a huge difference, not only in his life but also in the lives of the multitudes they reached together. Sometimes you have to sacrifice a smaller dream in order to fulfil a bigger one. It takes both courage and humility to do that. But look at the results. Heaven alone knows the impact Grady Wilson and Billy Graham had together. And what was Wilson’s view on his decision? ‘I never regretted it!’ 

Prayer Point:

Lord, I think of Jonathan, who befriended King David and played 'second fiddle' to him, relinquishing all thoughts of the throne for himself even though he was the king’s son. He showed humility in submitting to what he knew was Your will. Lord, I confess I often want to be number one! Please help me to be faithful and loyal when You call me to serve another’s dream instead of insisting on following my own.