Puritan Week

     This weekend, we had a volleyball tournament in Sterling. I observed that if we work together we can be very successful. We won our first two games, but lost the rest. In the first few we really stepped up and played as a team. We encouraged each other when we got down or made a mistake, and congratulated one another when we did something good. Our last few games on the other hand, we did the complete opposite which resulted in us losing. We didn't pick each other up or encourage each other. Once we started losing, we just completely gave up and didn't try to come back. I observed that if we work as a team, we can accomplish a lot.
     There was also a religious lesson in this. When we play as a team, we know we are using our talents to glorify God and praise Him. Once we start losing, we just get selfish and try to do everything by ourselves without helping our teammates. God gave us these talents and we should use them to glorify Him and thank Him that he gave us these abilities. God wants us to do well in life and use our gifts to help God and others.