The Pencil In The Masters Hands

The Designer took the pencil aside; just before setting it on the journey called life ahead, and gently informed it that there are 5 things it needed to know:

1. You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in the Master Designer's hand.

2. You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you will need it to become a more mature and experienced pencil.

3. You will be able to correct mistakes you make, but don't find security in the fact that you will have the ability to correct mistakes.

4. You are to honor the most important part of you, which will always be what is inside—the Holy Spirit.

5. On every surface you are used you must leave your mark and no matter what the condition, you must continue in the mission.

The pencil understood and set out to remember all that had been spoken over and to it.

We know that as we are obedient to God and that which He has designed and chosen us to do, we will be able to carry out the mission as we allow ourselves to be held in God's hand. The key words here though are:

• Obedience
• Allow

Even as we walk the path of this journey called life, we have a choice to be obedient and allow God to use us to create a master piece with our abilities, skills, and talents we have naturally been blessed with or have acquired along the way.

In being obedient on the journey, we will find that at times there will be twist and turns that we did not see or are the result of choices we have made, but in the end will permit us to experience various things throughout life that will inevitably fine tune the message of our existence. 

We also need to keep in mind that mistakes that take place along the journey are okay and can be expected from time to time, as we are only human and tend to feel more in control when the pencil is in the tight grip of our hand. We should not set out to be careless on the journey, but to be more aware and sensitive to the leading of what is inside us—the Holy Spirit.

Lastly, we need to be mindful that on the journey that every surface we walk, we will leave our mark. No matter where we are in our journey or what the situation, we must continue to serve God—Master Designer—in everything that He is calling us to. With this understanding let us proceed in the journey with our eyes on the mission at hand and with a meaningful purpose in our heart with great gusto.