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Until recently, I didn\u2019t realize how often Paul had help writing his\nletters to the churches in the New Testament. I knew that God inspired and\ndirected Paul to write these letters, but it never occurred to me that he\nhad human help too. And Scripture spells it out clearly for us!\n.\nSkim through the first verses in 1 & 2 Corinthians, Philippians,\nColossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, and Philemon. In each of these letters,\nPaul names people who helped him write: Sosthenes, Timothy, and Silas. More\nthan half of Paul\u2019s letters were collaborative efforts.\n.\nThat blew my mind! But the more I think about it, the more sense it makes.\nGod has designed us to lean on each other and work together.\n.\nI see this every day in my Job I work here at Keys for Kids Ministries,\nediting and writing devotional content for \u201cUnlocked.\u201d And while my name is\nlisted at the end of this devotion, I didn\u2019t write it alone. Even as I\nwrite this first draft, the ideas and thoughts I write about have been\nshaped by pastors, teachers, parents, authors, and friends. By the time\nit\u2019s published, this devotion will have been touched by a team of editors,\ntheological reviewers, proofreaders, and graphic designers. Every devotion\nyou read in this publication is a collaborative effort. And that\u2019s\nwithout even mentioning the donors, data processors, administrators, audio\nproducers, radio staff, and more.\n.\nJesus doesn\u2019t want us to do life alone. As God the Son, He Himself lives in\nperfect community with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. Jesus died\nand rose again so He could live in union with us, His people. Jesus is wild\nabout community.\n.\nIt\u2019s easy for us to believe that we have to do everything ourselves. After\nall, that\u2019s what everyone else does, right? But the thing is, that\u2019s not\ntrue. Nobody does anything by themselves. We\u2019ve all had people guide us,\nshape us, and come alongside us. And that\u2019s okay. In fact, it\u2019s good! It\u2019s\nthe way God designed it!\n.\nLeaning on others is a strength, not a weakness. And as we embrace this\ntruth, we learn how to better embrace Jesus. Taylor Eising\n.\n Who are trusted Christians in your life you can lean on? And who can lean\non you? If nobody comes to mind, you can ask Jesus to help you identify\npeople in the future.\n.\nAll of you together are Christ\u2019s body, and each of you is a part of it. 1\nCorinthians 12:27 (NLT)\n\xa0\nRead Verses:\n1 Corinthians 12:12-1 Corinthians 12:27