“It’s time to recognize the opposite of ‘me’ isn’t ‘you,’ but ‘we.’”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus, (2006-11-14) from his book, Soul Cravings: An Exploration of the Human Spirit (p. 53). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

The problem with the “we” is that for so many there is pain. They can handle the “me” and the “you” but have problems with the “we”. And that is where the despair, the loneliness, the isolation come from. “You” and I, (“me”) were created for “we”.

Now in looking at the “you” there can be a wall of separation but not with the “we”. I mean the “you” has hurt me. I can’t trust “you”. “You” have disappointed me. But with the “we” there can be connection, relationship, community, support, love and power.

Everyone is looking for the “we”. But there is danger in connecting with the wrong “we”. The key is to first connect with the right “we” and then go from there.

Scott Daniels the Pastor of Pasadena 1^st Nazarene Church was talking about the problem of kids growing up in the church and then leaving at around 19 and then coming back at around 30. The good thing is coming back at 30 but the problem is that during that 10 to 11 year period they were gone they made some of the major decisions of their lives without a “we” God focus. They chose a mate that didn’t have a “we” God focus and when they came back to God it was a problem. The “we” becomes a “me” and a “you” and no marriage can work that way.

So the first “we” must be a connection with “me” and “God”. That relationship makes a difference with all the other relationships in my life. He is where the “me” and “you” truly becomes a “we”. He gives "me" and "you" the authentic love that makes a true "we".

So is it all a “me and “you” or is there a “we” in there?

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