Nice post, Steve. Thanks. On 4/8/09, steve doyle <[email protected]> wrote: > HAVE YOU SHARPENED YOUR AXE? > > > > A young man approached the foreman of a logging crew and asked for a job. > > > > "That depends," replied the foreman. "Let's see you fell this tree." The > young man stepped forward and skillfully felled a great tree. Impressed, > the foreman exclaimed, "You can start Monday." > > > > Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday rolled by. Thursday afternoon the > foreman approached the young man and said, "You can pick up your paycheck on > the way out today." > > > > Startled, the young man replied, "I thought you paid on Friday." > > > > "Normally we do," said the foreman. "But we're letting you go today because > you've fallen behind. Our daily felling charts show that you've dropped from > first place on Monday to last place today." > > > > "But I'm a hard worker," the young man objected. "I arrive first, leave last > and even have worked through my coffee breaks!" > > > > The foreman, sensing the young man's integrity, thought for a minute and > then asked, "Have you been sharpening your axe?" > > > > The young man replied, "No sir, I've been working too hard to take time for > that!" > > > > 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 and study scripture or to listen to "the still > small voice of God." > > > > 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. Take time today to sharpen your axe! > > A single candle can illuminate an entire room. A true friend lights up > an entire lifetime. Thanks for the bright lights of your friendship. > > >
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