Dull Knife

 

I had Spam n’ eggs Saturday morning for breakfast.  I got out my Spam and began to cut it, but the knife was so dull that I was startled.  I usually keep my knives razor sharp, but I couldn’t have cut warm butter with that knife.  But after closer scrutiny, I realized that I was trying to cut the Spam with the back side of the knife!  No wonder it wouldn’t cut it!  How often have you heard that someone was “rubbing the cat the wrong way”?  Sounds like my knife.  The key is to turn the cat around the other way (or turn the knife around the other way).  Have you had trouble with your kids this week?  Has your boss been especially difficult to work with?  Has your spouse become cranky?  It could be that you are the problem; YOU may be the cat!  With the good Lord’s direction, why not make a change this week.  You’ll be glad that you did.  Micah 7:18, “Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.”

Better or Worse?

 

Wednesday evening, I ate at Chick fil-A and then went straight to prayer meeting at church.  It was windy when I went outside, and I was glad that I had brought my comb with me.  Well, almost.  When I got to church and combed my dry hair with my nylon comb, my hair (charged with static electricity) looked worse after I combed it than it looked when the wind had blown it around.  My attempt at combing my hair reminded me of the dangers of self-reformation.  Jesus said of a man trying to clean up his life on his own in Luke 11:24, 26. “When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man … Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”  We can’t help ourselves.  Our efforts can only make things worse.  Our best plan of action is to ask forgiveness of the good Lord and let Him do the cleaning up.  After all, God can clean us up better than we can with our feeble attempts.  We can clean up the outside, but only God can clean up the inside.

Customer Service

 

I ordered 16 - 2X2 panel LED lights for the suspended ceiling at church.  As we were pulling them out, one box had a crease mark on the front.  A warning light went off in my brain.  When Marleen opened it, all 4 of panels were damaged.  I was able to use one, which sustained minor damage to one corner.  But the other 3 were too smashed to be used.  I contacted LightUp and Kim was gooder than gold.  Because it was a discontinued item, she issued a refund immediately along with apologies.  Although it wasn’t really her fault, as the company representative, she took full responsibility.  A very refreshing position in today’s business world.  Hey people make mistakes, but what you do when you make a mistake, well, that reveals character.  Own it and make it right.  LightUp has my business.  5 stars, Miss Kim!  Proverbs 22:29, “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”