Daily Bible Reading

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Old Testament: Jeremiah 7:30 - 9:16

New Testament Colossians 1:1 - 1:23

Psalms/Proverbs Psalm 116:12-19

Based on NIV Seasons of Reflection 365-Day Bible

Messages referring to the Bible Reading:

MY STRUGGLE WITH GOD
COLOSSIANS: Power to Endure with Joy
GOOD NEWS
LIFE'S ESSENTIALS
HOW GREAT THOU ART
Christ alone (Sola Christi)
Expressing Your Love for God

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Busy

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter ask for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. The paid 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 that 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 we should not get so busy that we neglect the truly important things in life, like our personal life, taking time to get close to our Creator, giving more time for our family, taking time to read etc.

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.

By: Stephen Covey

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Categories: daily-thoughts perspective busy discernment

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