Did you know that Doves return to their nest and destroy any evidence that a nest existed? I didn’t either. Last week I reported the arrival of 2 baby doves and the mother’s efforts to encourage them to fly. Fly they did. We watched them for a day taking small flights I guess to gain strength then we did not see them for a few days. Then we saw them back on their nest picking it apart until the nest was a pile of twigs on the ground. I suppose any bird expert can explain this in elaborate terms but I just think it is a good example of working together for a greater effect. This is the definition of synergy. Perhaps, we can take the advise from nature and learn to work together.
1 Corinthians 12:4-13 explains that we all have different gifts but the same Spirit. Some of us have gifts of wisdom, some knowledge which could be understood as same but we can be wise but not very knowledgeable, I suppose. Some can sing or play a musical instrument and some of us can only carry a tune in a bucket but may have a gift of the gab. The point is that when we combine our unique gifts into a synergistic system, we a can accomplish greater things. A car has many parts but when engineered into a system can be used for driver and passengers to go much further than if we relied on our own two legs to walk the distance. Likewise, our body is put together for a greater effect. Now, that is a real miracle how God has formed all of our parts into a synergistic master piece!
The next time we try to go down the rabbit hole without even a flash light to illuminate our path, perhaps we should stop and ask for spiritual guidance. The result may very well be combining your talents and gifts with another to achieve a greater effect.
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