Stay Sharp!

If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has th
Ecclesiastes 10:10
Did you hear about the two lumberjacks who challenged each other to see which one could cut down more trees in a day?
At daybreak the first one began furiously chopping down trees. He worked up a sweat and by noon he had cut down 16 trees. Meanwhile the other lumberjack was way behind because he took the first two hours to sharpen his axe. As he sharpened it his challenger laughed at him thinking he was doomed to lose the race because of all that wasted time. That's when things got interesting. By early afternoon the first lumberjack was slowing down. It took him almost an hour to cut down one tree, while his friend was catching up fast. How could this be? Certainly he was as strong as his friend. Unfortunately, strength had little to do with it. It was all about whose axe was sharper. The sharper the axe - the quicker the trees came down. By late afternoon the second lumberjack who'd sharpened his axe had passed his friend by several trees and won easily.
There's an important lesson there for you. Your ceaseless activity may feed your ego and satisfy your need to be needed, but eventually:
(a) it will leave you dull Spiritually, emotionally and mentally;
(b) the people who need and applaud you now will discover it and go looking for someone sharper, leaving you feeling "used" and unappreciated;
(c) because you've lost your edge you'll be unprepared for what God has for you next!
So, stay sharp!