Games We Play

The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:12 

When I was much younger, we used to play a game called "Mousetrap" where the object of the game was to get your mouse around to the finish without getting caught by the Rube Goldberg-esque Mousetrap.  The thing that I always found interesting was the fact that if we put the contraption together in any other way than the intended design, the trap wouldn't work....AND if we left any part of the contraption out, the trap wouldn't work.  The trap would only work if the pieces were put together properly and functioned as they were intended.

I admit that was a much more innocent time for me, yet I still am able to find deeper meaning from the memories.  When we played baseball, everyone wanted to be the pitcher, so our games weren't exactly fun.  When we played football everyone wanted to be the quarterback, so our games weren't exactly outstanding there either.  In fact, every game we played, everyone wanted to be the "one in charge" and no one wanted to do the grunt work.  The thing we hadn't quite got a handle on was the simple concept that everyone has a part to play in order to make the team work properly.

It's true even in our lives today.  Everyone has a part to play...everyone has an important task to perform...everyone is important!  Look at it this way, what good is an army if there are only generals?  Who will dig the foxholes?  What good is a team with all pitchers? Who will catch the ball?  When we accept that we have a role to play, while it may not be the spotlight role, every role is important!  

God created us ON purpose, FOR a purpose.  He didn't put us on this Earth alone so we could learn to work together toward the same goal.  Those in the spotlight...make sure the rest of the team receives their due credit.  Those not in the spotlight...make sure you help make those in the spotlight look good because of your efforts.  And above ALL else, make sure that God is glorified!