2025-07-06
Psalm 133:1 NLV
Rede drie: temperament. Sommige mense is nie van nature ‘n ekstrovert nie. Wanneer hulle uitdagings in die gesig staar, kom dit nooit by hulle op om ander mense se hulp in te roep om hul doel te bereik nie. Wanneer jy alleen optree, sal jy ‘n sekere mate van sukses behaal, maar wanneer jy met die regte mense saamwerk, sal jy dinge bereik wat jy nooit gedroom het moontlik is nie. Wanneer jy alles alleen doen en nooit met ander saamwerk nie, sit jy groot struikelblokke in die pad van jou eie potensiaal. Dr Allan Fromme het geskerts: ‘Dit het al gebeur dat mense meer bereik wanneer hulle saamwerk, eerder as om mekaar teen te werk!’
Soos Chuck Swindoll sê: ‘Niemand is ‘n hele span nie; ons het mekaar nodig. Jy het iemand nodig en iemand het jou nodig. Ons is nie eilande op ons eie nie. Om die lewe te laat werk, moet ons leun en ondersteun. Vereenselwig en reageer. Gee en neem. Bely en vergewe. Uitreik en ander mense omhels en vertrou. Aangesien nie een van ons ‘n hele, onafhanklike, selfversorgende, super-bekwame, almagtige individu is nie, laat ons ophou om op te tree asof ons is. Die lewe is reeds eensaam genoeg. Die spel is verby. Kom ons skakel by mekaar in.’
As jy graag iets groots wil bereik, moet jy na ander toe uitreik. Een is ‘n te klein getal om groot suksesse te bereik. Die Bybel sê: ‘Hoe goed, hoe mooi is dit as broers eengesind saamwoon!… daar gee die Here sy seën…’ (verse 1,3 NLV). Wanneer ons saamwerk, seën God ons pogings. Sonder God se seën is daar geen ware en blywende sukses nie.
Sielskos: Rut 1:3-18; Joh 6:41-69
Psalm 133:1 NKJV
Reason three: temperament. Some people aren’t naturally outgoing. When they face challenges, it never occurs to them to enlist other people’s help in order to accomplish their goal. When you operate alone, you will achieve a certain amount of success, but when you cooperate with the right people, you will achieve things you never dreamed possible. When you do everything alone and never partner with others, you produce huge hurdles to your own potential. Dr. Allan Fromme quipped, “People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against them.” That’s certainly an understatement!
Like Chuck Swindoll says: “Nobody is a whole team…We need each other. You need someone and someone needs you. Isolated islands we’re not. To make this thing called life work, we gotta lean and support. And relate and respond. And give and take. And confess and forgive. And reach out and embrace and rely on [others]. Since none of us is a whole, independent, self-sufficient, super-capable, all-powerful hotshot, let’s quit acting like we are. Life’s lonely enough without our playing that silly role. The game is over. Let’s link up.”
If you desire to accomplish something big, you have to join with others. One is too small a number to greatly succeed. The Bible says, “Behold, how good and… pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!… For there the Lord commanded the blessing” (vv. 1, 3 NKJV). Did you get that? When we work together, God commands His blessing to be upon our efforts. And without the blessing of God, there is no true and lasting success.
Soul food: Ruth 1:3-18; John 6:41-69
2025-07-05
1 Samuel 14:7 NLV
Rede twee: naïwiteit. ‘n Ou Chinese spreekwoord lui: ‘Agter elke bekwame man is daar altyd ander bekwame manne.’ Selfs as jy die werk self kan doen, is dit wys om te stop en te vra: ‘Wie ken ek wat my kan help om dit beter te doen?’ Hierdie vraag definieer die verskil tussen middelmatigheid en uitnemendheid. Die besigheidskonsultant, John Ghegan, het ‘n bordjie op sy lessenaar gehad wat gelees het: ‘As ek dit alles weer oor kon doen, sou ek hulp gekry het.’ Ons almal het so ‘n bordjie nodig!
Wanneer jy ‘n paar oorwinnings behaal het, loop jy die verhoogde risiko om te dink dat jy enigiets en alles self kan doen. Wanneer jou droom egter van God afkomstig is, sal dit altyd groter as jou individuele kapasiteit en gawes wees, wat beteken dat jy na ander mense sal moet uitreik.
Twee manne, Jonatan en sy wapendraer, het ‘n hele Filistynse leër uitgewis. Hoe het hulle dit gedoen? “‘Kom ons gaan oor na hierdie heidene toe,’ sê Jonatan vir sy wapendraer. ‘Dalk help die Here ons. Hy kan tog deur baie of deur min die oorwinning gee!’ ‘Doen wat u dink goed is,’ sê die wapendraer. ‘Ek is hart en siel saam met u!'” (verse 6-7 NLV). Jonatan, die leier, het die aanmoediging en ondersteuning van sy wapendraer nodig gehad. Sy wapendraer het weer die moed en leierskap van Jonatan nodig gehad. Saam het hulle wonderlike dinge vir God bereik.
Die waarheid is dat spanwerk altyd die kern van indrukwekkende oorwinnings is. Die vraag is nie of spanne waarde het nie; dit is of jy nederig genoeg is om daardie feit te erken en ‘n beter spanspeler te word.
Sielskos: Joel 1-3; Matt 7:15-29; Ps 79; Spr 15:18-21
1 Samuel 14:7 NIV
Reason two: naivety. An old Chinese proverb says, “Behind every able man there are always other able men.” Even if you can do the job yourself, isn’t it wise to stop and ask, “Who do I know who could help me to do it better?” That question defines the difference between mediocrity and excellence. Business consultant John Ghegan keeps a sign on his desk that reads, “If I had it to do all over again, I’d get help.” We all need that sign!
When you have a few victories under your belt, you’re at an increased risk of thinking you can do anything and everything by yourself. But when your dream is from God, it will always be greater than your individual capacity and gifts, which means you will have to reach for others.
Two men, Jonathan, and his armour-bearer, wiped out an entire Philistine garrison. How? “Jonathan said to his young armour-bearer, ‘Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.’ ‘Do all that you have in mind,’ his armour-bearer said. ‘Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul'” (vv. 6-7 NIV). Jonathan, the leader, needed the encouragement and support of his armour-bearer. And his armour-bearer needed the courage and leadership of Jonathan. Together they accomplished amazing things for God.
The truth is teamwork is at the heart of all impressive triumphs. The question isn’t whether teams have value; it’s whether you are humble enough to acknowledge that fact and become a better team player.
Soul food: Joel 1-3; Matt 7:15-29; Ps 79; Pro 15:18-21
2025-07-04
3 John v. 9 NKJV
Reason one: insecurity. The Florentine philosopher Machiavelli said, “The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.” Insecure leaders are threatened by talented individuals, so they surround themselves with weak people. As a result, the work suffers, and everybody involved suffers too.
When a leader responds to a genuine question by saying, “How dare you challenge my authority,” they’re dangerous and often not worth following. Insecure leaders usually fail for two reasons: They want to maintain control over everything, or they’re afraid of being replaced by someone more competent. Either way, leaders who don’t encourage teamwork weaken their own potential and discourage those around them. President Woodrow Wilson said, “We should not only use all the brains we have, but all that we can borrow.”
John the Apostle tells us that Diotrephes, a leader in the church, “loves to have the pre-eminence.” What was this man’s problem? He wanted to blow everybody else’s light out in order to let his own light shine. So, John writes: “When I come, I will report some of the things he is doing and the evil accusations he is making against us. Not only does he refuse to welcome the traveling teachers, he also tells others not to help them. And when they do help, he puts them out of the church. Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God” (3 John vs. 10-11 NLT).
Let God’s approval – which you already have – make you secure!
Soul food: Jer 51-52; Matt 7:1-14;
Ps 137; Pro 15:15-17
