THE CARPENTER’S HOUSE
Every so often, I like to remind myself of the message in
the following story. It’s about how we choose to live each day.
“An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his
employer of his plans to leave the home-building business. The contractor was
sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house
as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see
that his heart was not in his work.
He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior
materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.
When the carpenter finished his work, the employer came
to inspect the house. He handed the front door key to the carpenter. “This is
your house,” he said, “my gift to you.” The carpenter was shocked.
What a shame. If he had known he was building his own
house, he would have done it all so differently. So it is with us. We build our
lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building.
Then with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we
could do it over, we’d do it much differently. But we cannot go back.
You are the carpenter. Each day you hammer a nail, place
a board, or erect a wall. Your attitude and the choices you make today, build
the “house” you live in tomorrow. Build wisely!”
As the Lord says in Matthew 6: 33-34: “But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things
shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the
morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the
evil thereof.”
Anonymous
Let’s face each task we do today with a godly attitude
and do our best.
Love, Carolyn
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