The hubs and I moved to the country about ten years ago.\u00a0 It was a HUGE change from city living.\u00a0 There were a lot of lessons to be learned, some good…some not so good…some hard…and some were just simply entertaining.\u00a0 Friends would eagerly await the next installment of “Country Life Lesson #____.\u00a0 Here is just a sampling…<\/p>\n
Those are just a few (a very few) of the lessons that have been learned these past few years.\u00a0 But the most important lesson I’ve learned is to “HAVE THE RIGHT TOOL”.<\/p>\n
Most homes have a simple tool kit.\u00a0 This kit would have a hammer, screwdriver, pliers and maybe a couple of random other things.\u00a0 Growing up, my home had a knife for a screwdriver, a meat cleaver for a hammer and a pair of scissors.\u00a0 There might have been other tools but not to my knowledge.\u00a0 The hubs on the other hand, grew up in a home where they actually had REAL tools.\u00a0 They fixed things…with REAL TOOLS!<\/p>\n
It is amazing how much easier it is to use a screwdriver with a screw than to use a knife!\u00a0 Or to use an actual hammer vs. a meat cleaver to try and hang a picture.\u00a0 The right tool…what a simple concept…a concept that carries right over into our Christian walk.\u00a0 God has given us the tool we need to navigate this life.\u00a0 However, it is up to us to use it wisely…to pick it up…to have it in our “toolbox”.<\/p>\n
If you haven’t guessed by now…this tool is His Word…the Bible…<\/p>\n
This “tool” has multiple uses, let’s look at just a few:<\/p>\n
God has given us the Bible as the ultimate tool to use in our daily life.\u00a0 Use it!\u00a0 Accept no substitutes \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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Listen to His Voice,<\/p>\n
Lee Ann<\/p>\n
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