The Lords toolbox

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    • coacher
    • Just posted a poem titled "As I grow older".

    Poem Commentary

    I was impressed to write this while sitting in church. One of the members of the church stated that we are tools in the Lords toolbox. I wrote this as thoughts came to me line after line. It seems to fit my coaching philosophy also. Teamwork always requires each team member to fill his or her role for the team to be successful. I have not re-wrote or changed this since it was written. 

    The Lords toolbox

    We are all tools in the Lords toolbox

    He has a vast variety of tools

    In his toolbox you will find, a hammer and chisel

    A drill, shovel, hoe, rake and screwdriver

    The Lord has many other special tools.

    He has hand tools, and power tools

    Some are battery operated

    Some are plug-ins

    He needs and uses all kinds of tools

    His work can not be done if his tools are lost or

    If battery operated tool is not charged and ready to go

    A tool with a dead battery is useless

    Plug-in tools can only be used when they are plugged into power

    The Lord needs all his tools charged up, plugged in and

    Not lost ready to go when he needs them

    He cannot get his work done with out them

    We are those tools!

    We may be a large power tool

    We may be only a small hand tool

    Whatever tool we are we need to be ready when we are needed

    We cannot be lost in inactivity or spiritual complacency

    We cannot have a dead or low battery

    We must be plugged in ready to go when we are called on

    Each of us are important too our fathers in heavens work

    Weather we are a large power tool or a small hand tool

    We must be ready when we are needed

    If your battery is low you need to get it charged

    You need to attend church, pray, read scripture, and give service to others

    You need to get plugged into the gospel to be effective

    It is your choice

    Be a tool of worth, or a tool taking up space in the his toolbox

    Our Father in Heaven has given us agency to choose

    We will either suffer or rejoice at the time of our accountability

     

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    jeanpnkldyg commented on The Lords toolbox

    12-29-2009

    Always nice to be reminded that we are responsible to be ready for whatever we are called to do!

    WordSlinger commented on The Lords toolbox

    12-11-2009

    Coacher, this is a great coaching poem, I love it, I want to share with you a Haiku, I wrote, ; SOUL DEPOT Jesus is the source the cordless exstension cord a spirit in force, ty WS

    FranzJ commented on The Lords toolbox

    12-10-2009

    i could not agree more maybe the world would be better off if we were truely became the Lords tools

    blackfootlady commented on The Lords toolbox

    12-09-2009

    This is very creative,Refering people to tool is a little bit humorous but it works.Churv

    jesusfreake commented on The Lords toolbox

    12-09-2009

    wow! This poem may not rhyme, but the message in this is strong! Very true about Christians, we need to be ready when the Lord has an assignment for us..what good are we when we have dead batteries...thought provoking and beautifully written...this screams the truth of being a Christian..

    coacher

    12/10/2009

    Thank you for your positive comments. I wrote this while I was in church as it came to me. It only took about 2 minutes and I did not take the time to have it rhyme.

    In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.

    Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Czech writer.

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