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bluidkiti · 09-27-2015, 08:39 AM

STAY HANDY TO GOD

A man and his grandson were in the woodshop. “Tommy, said the

grandfather, “I need you to hand me a tool.” “Where is the tool?”

young Tommy asked. It’s up there to your left a little bit. No—

no—just…a little higher,” he instructed.

Finally, he said, “Never mind, I did it with this screwdriver.”

When Tommy turned around, his granddad was at the other end of

the workbench. “Tommy, I didn’t use this screwdriver because it

was the best tool for the job,” he said. “I used this screwdriver

because it was close to my hand. I want you to remember this: it’s

the handy tool that gets used the most.”

Then he put the screwdriver down and said, “There are a lot of

folks out there with the ability to do great things for God, but God

will end up using some old, common man who is willing to stay

close to Him. It’s the handy tool that gets used the most. Your job

is to stay handy to God, to stay close to His hand.”

--adapted from “Reflections of Faith

09-27-2015, 08:39 AM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71,049	Stay Handy To God STAY HANDY TO GOD A man and his grandson were in the woodshop. “Tommy, said the grandfather, “I need you to hand me a tool.” “Where is the tool?” young Tommy asked. It’s up there to your left a little bit. No— no—just…a little higher,” he instructed. Finally, he said, “Never mind, I did it with this screwdriver.” When Tommy turned around, his granddad was at the other end of the workbench. “Tommy, I didn’t use this screwdriver because it was the best tool for the job,” he said. “I used this screwdriver because it was close to my hand. I want you to remember this: it’s the handy tool that gets used the most.” Then he put the screwdriver down and said, “There are a lot of folks out there with the ability to do great things for God, but God will end up using some old, common man who is willing to stay close to Him. It’s the handy tool that gets used the most. Your job is to stay handy to God, to stay close to His hand.” --adapted from “Reflections of Faith __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.