Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed . . .
2 Timothy 2:15
As a boy, the late Harry A. Ironside took a job working for a Christian cobbler named Dan Mackay. Ironside recalled how weary he became of pounding wet shoe leather until it was dry enough to use as a sole. What made it worse was there was another cobbler shop a block away that seemed to be very profitable, yet the owner did not pound the shoe leather at all; he simply nailed it wet to the shoes. When Ironside inquired about this “shortcut,” the dishonest cobbler said, “They come back all the quicker this way, my boy!” He relayed this to his boss, who stopped everything and explained that just as some are called to preach, so he was called to repair shoes and that only as he did this to the best of his ability would his testimony count for God.
Whatever position we hold, we are all called to be witnesses of Christ, but we cannot expect people to take stock in what we say about salvation unless we have first established our credibility through striving to do our best in the workplace. Today, begin building a reputation that will open the door for a rock-solid testimony in the future.
Every job is a self portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence.
Anonymous –from Turning Point (Scripture changed to KJV)
