Saturday afternoon, I came home tired. We had a work day at church to get ready for
our mission conference that starts next week.
My area of responsibility was plumbing.
I replaced the float valve and filler seal in a toilet. Then I replaced a dripping faucet with a new
one. But the new sixteen-inch supply
line on the cold side was just a bit too short, which necessitated another trip
to the hardware. And to install the
faucet, I had to lay on my back under the sink inside the cabinet … no small
feat for this old man. But I got ‘er
done! So, now, back to coming home
tired. When I walked in the door I went
straight to the refrigerator and took out my half-full bottle of Coke. But as I unscrewed the cap, I didn’t hold it
tightly and I dropped it on the kitchen floor (remember I was tired). So, I had to bend down to pick up the little
red cap. But as I stood up, the cap
fumbled out of my fingers and fell to the floor again. So again, I had to bend down and pick it up,
this time holding a little tighter and concentrating on what I was doing. Because I was tired and careless, I had to
pick up that little bottlecap twice. What
a lesson! I remember my dad saying, “If
you don’t take the time to do a job right the first time, you will have to take
the time to do it right the second time. Doing it right the first time always takes
less time than doing it twice.” Because
of my tiredness, I did more work.
Solomon said in Proverbs 13:4, “The soul of the sluggard desireth, and
hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.” Hey, the word for the day is diligent. Attend to details and be diligent, and you’ll
have a good day! Yes, you will!
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