T.E.A.M

This has been a bit of a difficult topic for me to grasp. I have been single for a long time and have learned to be quite independent. Through divorce I learned that I have to do the things a husband will normally do. Through my upbringing and things that have happened in life, I have learned that there aren’t many people I can trust. I thought I had worked through this and in many ways I have, but it has become quite apparent that God is not done with me on this. I am now aware that I still trust myself more than others. Through my work experiences I have had to do a lot on my own; I have rarely had many co-workers and the ones that I have had weren’t always the best example of team.
This is not to say that I have never trusted anyone or that I have never had good workers. For that is not true, I have a lot of friends that I trust whole-heartedly and have had co-workers whom have become those friends. But, for the most part, I work alone. This summer I discovered that I am working a lot harder than I have to. For it is true, that Together Everyone Accomplishes More. Plus, there is then support, people to bounce ideas off of and to help with decision-making. It is also a whole lot more fun! Well, at least in a healthy environment. I am just learning what that means and intend to find out more.
It is taking a lot and will take a lot more for the benefits of team to really sink in, but I know that God has every intention of teaching this to me. As with many of my experiences in life, I have not had good, healthy examples of team, so it is still hard for me to grasp what this looks like. The entire group at Lifeworks this summer was a great example of this, especially my Green Team. We got a long so well and though we didn’t always agree we worked well together, we also did a great job of lovingly working through things and processing. I couldn’t of asked for a better team or a better example of a healthy team; many people called us the dream team – we worked that well together.
I do realize that not every team situation will be this divine, but hopefully as I grow in this area I will be able to be a healthy, valuable teammate. OC is also a great example of a healthy team; I have felt nothing but support and love from OC since day 1. It appears that God wants to teach me the idea of teamwork and the benefits, because every thing that I am involved in now have amazing teams. Don’t get me wrong, they are not perfect, but what is? Some circumstances have required a lot of negotiating and compromising, but we have worked through each thing fairly easily and grow closer each time. I think this is healthy and an important part of being a team.