As a Bible teacher, one of the beautiful things I love about the Bible is the fact that it tells the stories of human nature and frailty but also offers us hope in Christ on how we can overcome these.

A few years ago, I had this impression in my spirit “there are things you will never achieve in ministry if you do not understand collaboration”. Although God has called us as individuals, it is of utmost important to understand that the kingdom advances through collaboration.

If we are to collaborate for the advancement of the kingdom, one of the core requirements from us would be humility. If we are not humble, we would never be able to collaborate with others for the advancement of the kingdom.

One of the foremost Holy Spirit partnerships between Paul and Barnabas got torn apart because of personal preferences. We must admit that sometimes our personal biases, preferences and personality types can interfere with or hinder kingdom partnerships.

Being too proud to collaborate, or being too individualistic to collaborate can cause us to hinder and slow down the purposes of God, separating a heaven match-made partnership by own human preferences.

“While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”’ Acts 13:2, NIV

“And it became such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took [John] Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.” Acts 15: 39 (Amplified).