If you know me at all, then you know that I love team sports. It is obviously not because I am good at any of them, even though at 44 I am still trying to cut into the “Bigs” – LOL!!!!!
One of the things that I love about team sports is the concept of the team! A group of people going out to accomplish a goal – WIN! Everybody functioning in the same direction and doing their part to win the game.
Within team sports is a philosophy called “play your roll.” The main idea here is that each person on the team has a primary job––a responsibility––a function. Everyone is a spoke in the wheel that helps keep the wheel moving. I think you get the idea.
You know, within relationships (whether family, church, business, etc.) the idea of “play your roll” is super important. No matter the goal, the pairing, or the objective, we all have to do our part. However, as a Christ follower, there is something a little more focused than just doing a “job” or achieving a common goal.
1 Peter 4:10 says, “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received (from God) to serve others (not yourself) as faithful stewards of God’s grace (Jesus, forgiveness, and life) in its various forms!”
Did you catch that?
Playing your roll is not for you, it’s for others! We are to use whatever we have been given from God to point others to Jesus and what He did on the cross! No matter who you are, no matter what your gift is––as a Christ follower, your role is to point people to Jesus!
What a job! What an opportunity! What a calling!
How about it? Will you play your roll…for Him?