I recently heard a story about a guy who drove his car into a ditch accidentally. It was quite an isolated location and there was no mobile phone reception to call the rescue services. Thankfully, a local farmer saw it happen and brought his horse to help pull the car back on to the road. The farmer hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, "Pull, Nellie, pull!" Buddy didn’t move. Once more the farmer hollered, "Pull, Nellie, pull!" Buddy didn’t respond. Then the farmer nonchalantly said, "Pull, Buddy, pull!" And the horse dragged the car out of the ditch. The motorist was very appreciative but he was also curious. He said “I am really grateful for your help. I just have one question: Why did you call your horse by the wrong name? The farmer said, "Oh, Buddy is blind - if he thought he was the only one pulling, he wouldn’t even try." Like “Buddy” we find motivation difficult if we think we are the only ones pulling. That’s why Jesus sent his disciples out in teams of two by two. It is so much easier and more fulfilling to serve in teams isn’t it?

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