"I thank my God upon every
remembrance of you." Php 1:3 NKJV
"I NEVER REGRETTED IT"
Paul knew that he couldn't do the job alone, so he didn't even
bother to try. In his writings he acknowledged those who worked
alongside him: "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you...for
your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now."
Andrew Carnegie said, "It marks a big step in your development when
you realize that other people can help you do a better job than you
can do by yourself."
A key player in the Billy Graham Association was his childhood
friend, Grady Wilson. In 1948 Billy asked Grady to come and work
with him. At first Grady said no, but Billy persisted: "God has told
me you're to come and work with me. I need an evangelist; somebody
who knows me and my ministry, somebody I can trust." Wilson later
recalled, "I didn't want to come. I already had a successful
ministry of my own, holding citywide crusades." But after praying,
he made the decision to follow Billy Graham (and God). He set aside
his own dreams to be part of another man's. That decision made a
huge difference not only in his own life, but in the lives of
multitudes they reached and won for Christ until Grady Wilson's
death.
Sometimes God will ask you to give up your dream to be part of
another person's dream. It takes courage and humility to do that.
But look at the results. Heaven alone knows the impact Grady Wilson
and Billy Graham had together. And what was Wilson's take on it? "I
never regretted it."