Love in Teamwork

Love in teamwork? I can imagine many folks don't really think about love when they think of teamwork. That may be because we usually only think of teams in the context of sports. And sports is all about competition and winning, right? If you’ve watched football lately it isn’t.

Last week when Damar Hamlin had a heart attack on the field and CPR was administered to him, we saw love at work. I think everyone on the field was in prayer that night. Through those prayers, the sports world saw love in action. I am extremely grateful for Damar’s steady improvement.

I watched ‘You Tube’ with Robert yesterday. There were a group of guys who all specialize in different areas of automobile work. Each one had their own you tube channels. One guy asked the others to join him in taking a junk heap of a car and get it running in three days.

More went on than just working on that car. Before this project, the men didn’t know each other very well. By the end of three long days of work one could see the close bond they developed.

I don’t necessarily like watching shows about fixing cars, but I liked seeing these guys become close friends. One reason it probably went so well is that they were efficient, confident, and successful in their own area of expertise, so they respected one another.

This is not always so in a regular work situation. For various reasons, circumstances are seldom as ideal as the show I watched. People have their own ambitions and may end up jockeying for position. Some may take credit for all the work when they barely did any.

Still as Christians, we must remember who we represent. The Bible tells us everything we do must be done “in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God the Father through Him” Colossians 3:17.

Notice some important words: everything. Not just one thing, one time – but everything, all the time.

In the name of the Lord Jesus. Not in our name, for our glory – in His name, for His glory.

And thirdly, giving thanks to God. Keep a good attitude. Don’t complain or whine about your work, instead thank Him for the opportunity.

We are commanded to do our work well and to work well with others. Many times, this is not an easy task, but that is where the love comes in.

With God’s help we remember to treat others as Christ would. We learn to see others through His eyes, not our own. In doing so, we set a great example for others.

Vince Lombardi once said: "Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."

We must be individually committed to do our best work – both with others and on our own.

Christ above all things - Robin