Who's on Your A Team?

As you are reading this I am on an airplane off to Vancouver, Canada for a dynamite training opportunity. The love of learning is one of my values that I get really excited about. In fact, I’ve done a lot of traveling over this year and it is only possible because I have a great team of people around me who support me. I call them my A team.

For the past 5 months a team of us have been planning and organizing a fundraiser for a non profit organization called Walking in Grace, Inc. (WIG) Many of you may not know that INATM is a program under the WIG umbrella. WIG was born about 10 years ago and has helped many people over the years.

The financial needs of WIG have grown, therefore; the call for a fundraiser. This being our first annual fundraiser we have all learned a lot! Most important I recognized that most projects, programs, family needs etc. need a team to accomplish the goal. We all need an A team; where all are committed and passionate about the vision and goal. Where the team members are willing to actively work towards the aspiration.

I learned this first hand. I know it in my head, in fact I teach other people about this very concept. This time was a little different for me. I was way out of the box with what I am familiar with and I had to rely on others to follow through with what they said they would do. I couldn’t do it all.

Second, there were a couple times through the preparation process that I
· Doubted the purpose of the fundraiser
· Regretted how much work it took
· Unsure that the financial outcome would be “worth it”
· Were we really in God’s will?

So here is the bottom line of what I learned. We all need an A team of people around us to accomplish those small and extensive goals. It’s that place where 1+1=11 meets. I learned that when God gives me direction and clarity on what to do, He will bring the results around. You see one of the things I began to believe was that this was all going to be a waste of time. I couldn’t see the results God had planned for me; only my short-sighted perspective.

God’s plan was the absolute best. The outcome blessed me beyond the financial support we received. This learning will stick with me for a long time! See, I love to learn.

To wrap up, “Who are your A team members?” Remember, "God can do anything yyou know-- far more that you coule ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not hy pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us."
Ephesians 3:20 Message Bible