Monday afternoon, I had a problem that took me back sixty-five years. When I untied my sneakers after cardiac rehab, I got a knot in my shoelaces. Shoes coming untied was such a problem when I was ten years old. And shoelaces getting a knot in them was an even a bigger problem. Shoes usually came untied at a critical moment, like when I was running from first base to second base. Not a good time to lose a shoe … or to bend down to retie a shoe. But knotted shoestrings were an even bigger problem at the end of the day when I was tired and trying to take my shoes off to get into bed. I could put off the knot problem by sliding my foot out of the knotted shoe, but then I had to address the same problem early the next morning (when I was usually late). Those knotted shoelaces tried my patience … or taught me patience. I’m not sure which. Hey, in life, the best plan is to face your problem. Putting off a problem will not help - it only prolongs the pain. And usually, it compounds the problem. Proverbs 10:4, “He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” Good advice from Solomon, and good advice for knotted shoelaces. Work on problems now; don’t put them off until tomorrow.
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