Our problem our solution

Our problem our solution

1 Corinthians 12:26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.
There was a mouse looking through a hole in the wall, in his shock he sees the the farmer and his wife open a package. In that package was a trap for mice! Mr. mouse knew this could mean trouble for everyone. So he ran to warn all the animals. There is a mousetrap in the house! There’s a mousetrap! Mr. Mouse warned!The chicken who was clucking and digging tells him: ” I’m sorry mr mouse, I understand that is a big problem for you, but Its not not anything to do with me “. He tells the lamb and he says the same thing: ” I’m sorry mr mouse but it’s not anything to do with me. I will prayers for you “. The mouse turned to the cow and she said, ” but am I in danger? I think not said the cow”. The mouse returned to the house, worried and depressed to face the farmer’s mousetrap.
That night he heard a loud noise like that of the mousetrap catching its victim. The woman ran to see what had been trapped!!! In the darkness, she didn’t see that the mousetrap caught the tail of a poisonous snake. The snake bit fast at the woman, so the farmer took her immediately to the hospital, she came back with a high fever, so the Farmer, to comfort her prepared a nutritious soup. He grabbed the knife and went to get the main ingredient: the chicken; for soup to comfort his wife. She became more ill, so friends and neighbors came to visit the farmer and his sick wife. Too feed them the farmer killed the lamb. The woman said, if I don’t shape up and I will surely die. Sure enough she died, and the husband sold the cow to the slaughterhouse to cover the expenses of the funeral..! What can we learn from a little farm mouse?
When someone tells you there is a problem on the farm and you believe that it doesn’t affect you because it is not yours, and you don’t pay attention, think twice. The one who doesn’t live to serve may not live. Apathy and poor leadership that is unwilling to share in the problem, may find themselves in a greater problem of their own. So when a team member, employee, friend, family member points out a problem, help them solve their problem, encourage, sacrifice give them a word of encouragement, be proactive, but don’t think it doesn’t effect you. especially if you knew of the problem way before your friend did and you could have done something about it. Help solve the problem, don’t contribute to it. What happened to the mouse? He simply found another house without a trap.
In my 25 years of ministry, I am so thankful for our friends and coworkers who have lived to serve, seeing one another’s problems and challenges as their very own and working to solve it together. We have cried together and rejoiced together. Had many a sleepless night waiting together. I’ve been part of team’s who do not pass the buck, but instead buck up and face the problem together. I’ve also experienced what that poor little mouse did from time to time.
Shared ownership, shared suffering, shared rejoicing. Also means shared problem solving. It is what the body of Christ is to be. It is who the church is called to be. It is family. Is it you?