THE GREATEST MISTAKE
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over 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, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, “This is your house… my gift to you.”The carpenter was shocked!What a shame! If he had only 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 would do it much differently.But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your attitude, and the choices you make today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow.Therefore, Build wisely!
I want us to learn something from this story and that is that,there are some mistakes that would never be correctable.Live your life loving both your friends and your enemies.The more love you show,the more God would bless you.Avoid at every point of your life not to pay evil with evil because it may just boomerang and hurt you or someone close to you.
We should daily live our lives with hope believing that someday, one day,everything would be alright.Never at any point of your live be sad because the more you get sad,the more the unbelieving spirit takes over killing the believing spirit in you which would in turn make you give up too easily.Things may not be the way you want now but just believe that you would overcome and stand someday with the help of GOD.
Live your life daily with smiles with no intention of hurting anyone in life so you would not be living with regrets and making the greatest mistake that would not be correctable.
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over 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, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, “This is your house… my gift to you.”The carpenter was shocked!What a shame! If he had only 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 would do it much differently.But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your attitude, and the choices you make today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow.Therefore, Build wisely!
I want us to learn something from this story and that is that,there are some mistakes that would never be correctable.Live your life loving both your friends and your enemies.The more love you show,the more God would bless you.Avoid at every point of your life not to pay evil with evil because it may just boomerang and hurt you or someone close to you.
We should daily live our lives with hope believing that someday, one day,everything would be alright.Never at any point of your live be sad because the more you get sad,the more the unbelieving spirit takes over killing the believing spirit in you which would in turn make you give up too easily.Things may not be the way you want now but just believe that you would overcome and stand someday with the help of GOD.
Live your life daily with smiles with no intention of hurting anyone in life so you would not be living with regrets and making the greatest mistake that would not be correctable.
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