No Ones Watching

Do you always do the best you can? Or can I say, Do you do the best you can most of the time? I’m not talking about doing something you don’t normally do. I’m not talking about a wood carver taking amazing photographs. I’m talking about you or me or anyone, doing the best they can do at what they do best? For me it’s preaching but for you it is probably something very different. If you are a framer carpenter, do you drive those three inch ardox nails in as good as you can? Or if a farmer, have you prepared the machinery the best you can so that when spring comes in six weeks, you can get out there and go with no breakdowns? How about cooking? Do you make the best potatoes you can? I don’t know if this is the reverse but, are you the type of person who only does enough to get by? Many people think they can just get by. But is that fulfilling? I remember a story from a long time ago. A young carpenter had been dating a girl for a while and they were talking of getting married. The girl’s father approached the fellow about a business proposition. Maybe they could work together and build houses. The carpenter agreed and started to build the very first house. What he did without telling the future father in law was, he cut a lot of corners in construction. He could have done better but cheap is good when you want to save money and put it in your pocket. When he completed the first house, the father of his girlfriend gave the house to them as a wedding present. Would he have done it differently if he knew the end result? Probably? No, for sure. He would have used the best material, the best plans and the best of his building skills. I wonder, do we do the best we can as Christians. We know what the best is and we are all followers of Christ. But do we do our best? Paul wrote that he wanted to forget what is behind and strive too win the prize that is heavenward. Being the best Christian means something else. We are what people see when the world needs to see Jesus. When someone looks at you, are you the best you can be? Something to think about. Robin