If there is one thing I despise more than training day at work, it’s virtual training day at work. My brain processes “being talked at” as life-draining, and “sitting still” as torture; so, combine that with a Disney-esque cadence and you will find me searching for mini-toothpicks to hold my eyes open. As you can imagine, being tested after a training like this never goes well for me. The best solution in my head is to start a text chain with my co-workers that I know are in the same boat. After a few jokes about quitting and a few prayers for the pain to end, we have to get down to business to see if our three combined brains can get all the proper answers to pass this thing and collect our certificates. My girls are not just witty and charming, they are also smart and hard-working, so we conquer this thing with flying colors.
If I were alone, I might have struggled through to pass or might have failed; maybe they would have as well, or I/we each could have googled the answers just to get 100% and be done with it. But working together we had to do quite a lot of thinking, discussing and overall “one anothering.” I thought I knew #! But my co-worker had a different answer. Do I listen to her explanation, or do I pursue what I think is right? Will she listen to me if I think I’m certain? If I get it wrong, will she say “I told you so” or forgive me for my mistake?
This is an abundance of counselors working through a test. Solomon says in Proverbs 11:14,
Where there is no guidance the people fall but in an abundance of counselors there is victory (NASB).
If I use this model in a school training, I can’t let my study of the Bible be without an abundance of counselors. When I come to the text I have to put in the work even when it’s uncomfortable (much like my school trainings), but the “certificate” is on the line. Is what I’m reading or learning leading me to living my life like I love Jesus? Am I working well with other Christians that are also reading, learning and living God’s word? I want to be able to hear the wisdom of other believers and what they think they understand about God and how that impacts their life because we are a body—a body that needs all parts to function in the best way possible. So, don’ t lean on just your own understanding but ask your co-heirs in Christ in order to gain a deeper understanding of living a life with God.
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