Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. His salary was really good and so were the working conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best.
His boss gave him an Axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to fell the trees.
The first day, the woodcutter brought fifteen (15) trees.
"Congratulations," the boss said, "Carry on with your work!"
Highly motivated by the words of his boss, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only could bring ten (10) trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he was only able to bring seven (7) trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees.
"I must be losing my strength." The woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on.
"When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked.
"Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees..."
The moral of the story is:
We need to take time off that we'll be able to achieve more things in life. Even when Jesus was walking on this earth, during his ministry, He needed a time off, He knew He had to spend time with the Father God, because He knew and realized that the source of His strength is from God in heaven and nobody else.
If Jesus needed to take time off, how much more do we need to do the same. When was the last time you prayed? When was the last time you read your Bible? You may say: "I'm too busy, I don't have time to pray." but I heard this somewhere that Martin Luther said: "I'm too busy, I need to pray first before anything else."
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