“How wonderful it is, how pleasant, for God’s people to live together in harmony!”
Psalm 133:1 GNT
God desires that we empower one another to do exploits. He wants an army of believers who can face anything and win, fighting from the standpoint of victory. But we can’t do that if we don’t agree with each other.
It’s challenging to work with people who have very different personalities from us. Sometimes, we get misinterpreted or misinterpret others. It takes maturity and vulnerability to settle our differences and move on.
For example, I have issues with people who disregard the ideas of others, forgetting that I once saw my ideas as the ultimate. I would enter a meeting, share my ideas, discuss responsibilities, and move on. However, experience has taught me to keep my ideas in my head, let others share their ideas, and harmonise everything into a unified action plan. Sometimes, I don’t even need to share mine.
Living in unity with those we work with isn’t easy, but it is possible. Love God, love your neighbour, and you’re good to go.
How does unity enable us to achieve great things at work?
I once had a leader who knew how to spot loopholes in a plan and would send us back to do our homework or overrule it with an idea he felt was superior.
So we got wiser as a team. Before meeting him, we would discuss and fix every possible loophole so that our plans were foolproof. When we eventually met him, he agreed almost on the spot. That’s the power of unity. Others used to get angry at his eye for perfection, but I understood the secret and used it every time.
“I choose to always work in unity with others from today on.”
Part of living in harmony with others is identifying how best to serve others daily. Sometimes, when I realise my wife is on the edge, I know I must be calm and level-headed that day.
So, write this in your journal and be intentional about it today.
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