bluidkiti
09-27-2015, 09:39 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
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