The Flight of Geese
"Also
in Judah the hand of God was on the people to give them unity of mind
to carry out what the king and his officials had ordered, following the
word of the Lord." - 2 Chronicles 30:12
A
major corporation conducted a study on the flight of geese. In their
study they found that geese fly in a "V" formation with one goose in the
lead. After a period of time, this goose relinquishes the lead to
another goose. During flight they noticed head movements of the leader
that seem to give signals to the other geese flying, perhaps to let the
others know how he was doing. They estimate that the formation flight
pattern reduces wind drag due to the lift the other birds receive and
believe it increases their performance by up to 70 percent. Whenever one
goose drops out, another goes with it. These two geese do not catch up
to the original pack, but join another group later.
Independence
is one of the strongholds of the workplace. The entire system feeds the
desire within us to gain recognition from our individual achievements.
We wrongly believe financial independence frees us from needing to
depend on anyone else. The fact is dependence on others is a good thing.
It can bring us into a unity of spirit that accomplishes much more with
less effort while meeting needs for each of us. Christ talked a lot
about unity among brothers and sisters. He said that others would know
we are Christians by our love for one another and by our unity. We need
to depend on others so that we don't go it alone. By walking together we
increase our strength. By going it alone we must carry a load we were
never intended to carry. God did not create us to go it alone. By
joining together we accomplish more for Jesus Christ. Ask the Lord today
if there is an independent spirit within you that prevents you from
joining others in the mission He has called you to.
Today God Is First (TGIF) devotional message, Copyright by Os Hillman, Marketplace Leaders.
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