Co-Laborers

There have been many influential forces in my life, such as my education, friends, enemies, experiences (bad or good), church, my wife, and my parents.  Reflecting back over the years, I believe one of the strongest influences in my life were the people with which I worked. Usually the people you work alongside 5 or 6 days a week know you better than you even know yourself.  Co-workers know your strengths, weaknesses, habits, temper, language, hangouts, problems, and what is valuable to you.  In a like manner, we are co-workers with God. Not so that He can get to know us, He knows all about us.  Rather that we would get to know Him more intimately.  When I began working (15 yrs old) I had a tendency to imitate the lifestyle and habits of my co-workers. (This is one reason I believe it is very important for parents to know the character and lifestyle of the people their teenager is working with.) Let’s be well reminded of who we are working for and with and begin to imitate Him.  The Christian walk is an apprenticeship.  We follow after One that is worthy of our effort to imitate Him but even as we learn to die to self He accomplishes the work through us and we get the credit.