Stay Sharp!
Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best.
His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was
supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought 18
trees.
"Congratulations," the boss said. "Go on that way!" Very motivated
for the boss' words, the woodcutter try harder the next day,but he
only could bring 15 trees. The third day he try even harder, but he
only could bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and
less trees.
"I must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought. He went to
the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what
was going on.
"When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked.
"Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy
trying to cut trees."
Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don't
take time to sharpen the axe." In today's world, it seems that
everyone is busier than ever, but less happy than ever. Why is
that? Could it be that we have forgotten how to stay sharp?
There's nothing wrong with activity and hard work. But God doesn't
want us to get so busy that we neglect the truly important things
in life, like taking time to pray, to read. We all need time to
relax, to think and meditate, to learn and grow.
If we don't take time to sharpen the axe, we will become dull and
lose our effectiveness. So start today. Think about the ways by
which you could do your job more effectively and add a lot of value
to it.
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