It is rarely a good idea to work alone on a building project. Even though for my small shed project I might have managed most of the work myself, it was much more fun doing it as a family. In addition, the job was much easier when I had someone else to hold the end of a board. And things went faster when several people were working on different aspects of the project at one time. And then there was the safety aspect; if I had injured myself while working alone I could have been in big trouble. Besides all that there is the fact that everyone got to bask in the glory of the finished project. It didn't become a one-man job, but a team effort.
The same is true in Christian life. Service for Christ was never meant to be done alone. Even though sometimes you might not have any alternative, if the opportunity is there for you to invite others to join you in the work, do so. As with building, Christian service is easier, faster, and more satisfying when you are able to share it with someone else. And if you become injured in the sense of becoming discouraged or insulted you have others to talk to about it. And when the work is completed, you can rejoice together because of God's grace to everyone.
Matthew 6:7
Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority....
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