I was going through some of my old quiet time notes and found this note that I wrote in 2019. I'm publishing it here for posterity.
Partnership is the will of God.
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” - Genesis 2:18 NASB
Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” - Genesis 1:26 NIV
God is not solitary, He does not work alone. The triune God exists in three persons, different in their functions. The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit - all God, all co-dependent, all serving each other, submitting to each other, existing in perfect unity. This is God's will for us.
Man existed alone and when God saw it, He said, No! He must be like we are. Let us introduce another dimension to our work. And so He made Woman. Like the man, but different.
Two are better than one
Two can accomplish more than twice as much as one, for the results can be much better. - Ecclesiastes 4:9 TLB
Two are far better than one.
Oguchi, learn to incorporate this dimension in your life and work. (I'm fiercely independent and solitary). They get a better return for their labour - two working together in unity.
Oguchi, learn to incorporate this dimension in your life and work. (I'm fiercely independent and solitary). They get a better return for their labour - two working together in unity.
A Helper
A helper is not a servant, or an inferior position.
A helper is a co-labourer who shares in the vision and is motivated by the success of the venture.
A helper shares the burden.
A helper is a co-labourer who shares in the vision and is motivated by the success of the venture.
A helper shares the burden.
When God made a helper for Adam, he did not make one just like Adam, he made one different from him. Her thinking was different, her body was different, even the way she was made was different. Adam had to adjust to her as she adjusts to him. He was used to being in control, calling the shots but now he could be challenged. His wife could say, 'why don't we do it this way? I think it's better.' This never happened before.
For partnership to work, there must be unity, humility, and a willingness to listen to the opinion of others and accept them in faith, even if you don't completely agree.
Two may not necessarily be comfortable together. They have to be vulnerable to each other but if there is trust, they will get through anything.
Two may not necessarily be comfortable together. They have to be vulnerable to each other but if there is trust, they will get through anything.
If one person falls, the other can reach out and help him.
The issue of help is not dependent on size. A bigger person is not a greater help than a smaller person. Size does not matter, what matters is capacity.
Your helper is a person.
They need attention, care, support, love, appreciation.
You need to be more concerned about their person, their welfare.
They need attention, care, support, love, appreciation.
You need to be more concerned about their person, their welfare.
They are not just tools for you to use.
God does not work except through partnership.
Think of what you have been able to accomplish on your own. Now think of more than double of what you were able to do.
Think of what you have been able to accomplish on your own. Now think of more than double of what you were able to do.
Thinking through this note now, there is no way all that came from my coconut head. This is God's word to me and I'm glad I opened it today by chance? It calls for reflection and prayer.
Father I need your help to be a better with partnerships, help me come out of my world. Surround me with trustworthy people and make me one as well. Amen.
-ONWARD!