Lord, Refresh Us…
It is important that we realize and always keep in mind that it is by the strength and power of Almighty God that we are successful in the things He has called us to do. If we depend on our own strength and will, then we will eventually burn out and fail. Spend time with the Lord and allow Him to refresh us.
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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, and Thursday rolled by - and 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!"
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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 been working too hard that we have
forgotten 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, read and study scripture, or listen to "the still small
voice of God."
Spend time with the Lord. Pour out your heart to Him, confess your sins, and
ask Him to guide and lead you to the best place where He wants you to be and
you will see God faithfully answer your prayers and refresh you from the inside
out.
Deuteronomy 8:18 "But you shall remember the Lord your God: for it is he
that giveth you the power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant
which he swore to your fathers, as it is this day."
Stay Blessed!
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