I do see a great lesson in this mentality (although not
sure I agree with it for sports.) Yesterday at a church service the pastor was speaking
on relationships and talking about the 12/3/1 principle. He talked about how
Jesus intentionally surrounded Himself with 12 guys; had 3 that were more of
His inner circle; and 1 of them was His best friend…
It was not that Jesus avoided the crowds or ministering
to others, but that He showed us that we should choose good teammates! And, at
times, get away from the negative ones…
The pastor gave a good example of this: Matthew 9:24b
states, “And they ridiculed Him.” In other words, the crowd was full of
naysayers, of “haters.” Do you every find yourself surrounded by negativity?
There will be “haters” that don’t get your vision… or are jealous of your
success… or simply are angry at life. These are people that tear you down
instead of building you up.
Good “teammates” are those that encourage and build up…
those that are headed in the same direction and get your vision in life. I regularly
try to encourage us to be intentional in our outreach… to Go MAD (Make A
Difference)! Yet in the midst of it, we need to make sure that we have a good
team around us…
When it came time to get the job done, Matthew records
that Jesus got busy “when the crowd was put outside…” (Matthew 9:25a)
Make sure you are on a solid team! Choose your close friends
wisely! (And maybe use some wisdom and realize that some need to be “put
outside.”
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