go fast alone…go far together
“if you want to go fast, go alone. if you want to go far, go together.” this thought has continued to swirl around in my mind ever since one of the speakers at a conference i went to this summer talked about it. i tend to be someone who likes to move quickly, and as a result, have often gone alone instead of bringing as many others along with me as possible. recently though, i have been learning so much about how true this statement is and how important it is to move forward with others in order to move farther with them.
as i’ve been reflecting on this, it got me thinking a little bit about the way we see this in the christmas story that we celebrate during this season of the year. when i think about the timing of jesus’ first coming – it came at just the right time as a result of a long roller coaster ride of a journey. god chose to use people to bring jesus into the world – and in order to use them it took all sorts of time and failures, which might have been unnecessary if god would have simply done things all on his own. he knew there was significance in bringing us in on his plan and efforts with him though.
it must have seemed at times as though there had to be a better way…but perhaps it was the fact that he was willing to be patient so that we could be included in it, that the impact of jesus’ coming has spread to the entire world and all of humanity – rather than only to a small group of people in one particular region of the world.
i am thankful that even today, god still chooses to invite and integrate us into his work. he has not chosen to do it alone, but realizing the potential that exists for a far superior outcome, he waits for us to join in, grow and develop along the way, and really get a glimpse of what it means to live life the way we were always meant to.
