The Secret Of The Axe
Sorry I haven't been writing in this book! Here is chapter 141 of my Book of Mysteries, written by Johnathan Cahn
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While on one of our walks, we came across a groundskeeper. He was cutting down a small tree with an axe.
"'If the axe is dull," said the teacher, "And one does not sharpen it's edge, the more strength must be exerted.' It's from the Book of Ecclesiastes. In other words, if you use an axe with a dull edge, the energy you expend and the power you apply will be spread out and dissipated over a dull edge. The axe becomes inefficient and ineffective. You need to put in more time, energy, or force to accomplish the same amount of work. On the other hand, if the axes edge is sharp, it will focus and concentrate your energy and power. Therefore it will take less time, energy and force to accomplish more."
"I'll remember that," I said, "when I cut down my next tree."
"You won't cut down trees," he said, "But you'll still need to remember it."
"Why?"
Because it can change the way you life."
"How?"
"Replace the word axe with the words your life. If your life is dull, and you don't sharpen it's edge, then more strength must be exerted. A dull edge is one that is less focused. It doesn't converge to a single point. The same with your life. If your life isn't focused, if your life doesn't have a single focus, if it's spread out in many directions or with unclear purpose, then it will have a dull edge. But if you apply to your life he secret of the axe, if you sharpen your life....."
"How?"
"First, you need to have a clear focus and aim. Then you need to bring everything in you life into harmony with that focus and aim, so that everything you do is consistent with that aim and converges to that focus. Then your life will have a sharp edge. Then your life will become powerful. Such were the lives of the Giants of the Scripture from Elijah to Paul to Messiah. Live life with a sharp axe, a focused edge, and your energy, your strength, and your efforts will be multipled. Make God the point of everything you do. Make His will the aim of your life, and His purpose the focus of your life. Sharpen the axe and the tree will fall."
The Mission : Today, sharpen your axe. Focus your life. Make God and His purpose the point, the aim, and the goal of everything you do.
Ecclesiastes 10:10; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; Colossians 3:17
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