Group Think

Proverbs 30:25
²⁵ Ants are creatures of little strength,
   yet they store up their food in the summer;

Have you ever seen the cartoons where ants are working together to move large amounts of food from a picnic site? Agur was the son of Jakeh. He was a non-Israelite yet he had profound sayings. Ants, though they have no generals, have an uncanny ability to work together to store food at the harvest. Ants display the meaning of teamwork. What if the body of Christ was like an ant nation? What could we accomplish? How many more people would be exposed to the knowledge of Christ? How many more lives could be saved both naturally and spiritually? How many more miracles would be revealed? The ants don't need a general because they have "group think". It's not about "I" but the collective and they understand the importance of getting things done. If we operated as one unit, what could we get done? The Holy Spirit is our level of "group think". Our problem, unfortunately, is that our "group think" is often outweighed by pride and everyone wanting to be a general. What if there were no generals and everyone was equal? Under the Holy Spirit, we are equal we just perform different functions but pride within us keeps God from operating in the fullness of his glory in our lives and within the body of Christ as a whole. As the weather gets warmer, start watching how ants maneuver. What if there were no generals? What could we do with "group think"?