4. First quality: you are capable of great
things, but you must never forget that
there is a hand guiding your steps. We
call that hand God, and He always
guides us according to His will.
6. Second quality: now and then, I have to stop
writing and use a sharpner. That makes the
pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, hes much
sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain
pains and sorrows, because they will make you
a better person.
7. Romans 5:3-5
3 Not only so, but we[a] also glory
in our sufferings, because we
know that suffering produces
perseverance; 4 perseverance,
character; and character, hope. 5
And hope does not put us to
shame, because Gods love has
been poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit, who has
been given to us.
8. Third quality: the pencil always allows us
to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes.
This means that correcting something we
did is not necessarily a bad thing; it helps
to keep us on the road to justice.
9. Proverbs 3:12
For whom the Lord loves
He reproves,
Even as a father corrects
the son in whom he
delights.
10. Fourth quality: what really matters in a
pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the
graphite inside. So always pay attention
to what is happening inside you.
11. Luke 6:45
The good person out of the
good treasure of his heart
produces good, and the evil
person out of his evil
treasure produces evil, for
out of the abundance of the
heart his mouth speaks.
12. Finally, the pencils fifth quality: it
always leaves a mark. in just the same
way, you should know that everything
you do in life will leave a mark, so try to
be conscious of that in your every action
13. You make known to me the path
of life; in your presence there is
fullness of joy; at your right hand
are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11
14. Conclusion
Jesus gave us a promise in John
10:28-29;"...no one will be able
to snatch you out of My hand
and My Fathers hand as well"