“GET IN WHERE YOU FIT IN”

At a meeting of the American Psychological Association, Jack Lipton, a psychologist at Union College, and R. Scott Builione, a graduate student at Columbia University, presented their findings on how members of the various sections of an 11 major symphony orchestra perceived each other. The percussionists were viewed as insensitive, unintelligent, and hard-of-hearing, yet fun-loving. String players were seen as arrogant, stuffy, and un-athletic. The orchestra members overwhelmingly chose "loud" as the primary adjective to describe the brass players. Woodwind players seemed to be held in the highest esteem, described as quiet and meticulous, though a bit egotistical. Interesting findings, to say the least!

With such widely divergent personalities and perceptions, how could an orchestra ever come together to make such wonderful music? The answer is simple: regardless of how those musicians view each other, they subordinate their feelings and biases to the leadership of the conductor. Under his guidance, they play beautiful music.

When it comes to the Christian life one of the first keys to success in is discovering where we fit it into God's eternal scheme of things. Once we know who we are supposed to be, we are then able to be what we are supposed to do. In other words, when we realize where we fit into God's master plan, we discover just how exciting it is to be a child of God. Remember my brother and sister, God gave you a gift to either expound the Word or expand the Work-----Get In where you fit In and leave the drama behind!