Laser guided

"I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will live in hope, because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.” Acts 2:25-28

There is just something about working with tools that is attractive to guys. I came across a humorous list of tool descriptions which is a good summation of my relationship with them at times. SKIL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters. But the one I liked the best was this one: HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle... It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.

I thought how true this has been of a lot of my life. I’ve spent so much of it trying to “hacksaw” my way through, using my own “human energy” to influence my relationships with others, my career, my understanding of myself, too often asking God “why?” rather than “how?”

Last Saturday I was helping my son with a project and as we were putting tools away, I spotted his new laser guided skil saw. Cool! That’s what I want my life to be like. Instead of trying to focus on a thin line (which I inevitably veer from especially when I encounter varying resistance), I use the laser to guide me to the end of the cut. Christ as my laser; focused on the end. Or as Paul said, “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14. Laser guided!

Bless you brothers, live this day in peace, in His Word.