5 Important Lessons to Learn from a Humble Pencil 4 Dec 2016 N7JCP

1. Everything you do will always leave a mark. Make our mark with joy. Make sure that the mark we leave is one that is acceptable to the Lord

2. You can always correct the mistake you make. Whenever you make a mistake, correct it immediately. Every good pencil-and this one is no exception, has an eraser at the end. Whenever one makes a mistake with one end of the pencil, one can immediately erase it with the other end. Learn from the pencil that it is not dishonorable to correct mistakes. No, correcting your mistakes is actually your duty. It should be done as soon as you notice the mistake. Truthfully, it is not only a duty to correct mistakes but an honor.

3. The important thing in life is what you are from inside and not from outside. In other words, the soul is more important than the body. When we have a pencil we value the graphite at its center more than the dead wood that surrounds it. Never forget that you are an eternal soul inhabiting a temporary body, just as the graphite and the message it can create inhabit the wood.

4. In life you will undergo painful sharpening which will make you better in whatever you do. Just as a pencil needs to be sharpened, so we need to sharpen ourselves by spiritual practice. Only then can we become one-pointed enough to give full attention to the Lord.

5. Finally, to be the best you can be, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you. We should always give credit to God and strive to become humble and willing instruments by surrendering to His plan for us.