God has put together the largest team in history and called it the church. Each of the players perform different functions as we race toward the end of time and the ultimate goal of completing His mission of spreading the Gospel throughout the world. And just like the fact that not everyone on a sports team does the same thing, not everyone on God's team does the same thing. Some of us are made to work within the team building each other up, teaching, and helping to counsel those that have fallen. Some of us are made to stand on the front line preaching directly to those that are unbelievers or have never heard the Gospel. Some of us are made to stand between the two working closely with Christians and helping to nurture those that have heard the Word but have not yet made the commitment.
Wherever you are on this team, it is important, and without your position the team would fall apart. Don't think that those that preach are the most important or that those who travel to foreign countries are the most important. Without the support of those that teach and counsel and disciple, the preachers and missionaries would be no more than voices in the wind.
When we start to believe that some positions are more important than others, then we begin to grow envious of one another and we start to fight internally. Our Gospel is peace and love and salvation for man, how effective can that be when the observations from outside reveal internal strife, tension, and aggression? Learn to live in peace with others and allow the Lord to straighten out the details.
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