I grew up in a family of do-it-yourselfers! My dad was all about reading the instruction manual and having the proper tools to work with, as he was a master craftsman, and this became a habit of mine as well. As I was putting together a thick manual in the office recently, I used an electric stapler that was regularly misfiring. It was very frustrating, so I switched to a manual one that contained staples that were just a tad too short, and it, too, misfired on every other one. I searched the stash of staple boxes in the supply drawer and found hidden under several other boxes the smallest box that I thought for sure would be for a mini stapler but it had the perfect size staple - the right tool - that I needed and I finished the job in no time!

We have the perfect 'tool' to guide us in all that we have to accomplish each day. It is God's love-letter to us...the Holy Bible! Throughout its pages is instruction on how to act and treat others. Jesus used Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Paul, among others, to record the Holy Scriptures so that we would have the tools to navigate this life. Just as I had to search for the right sized staple, search the pages of the Bible to find the nuggets of truth hidden in there to perform your job well, whether as a parent, a spouse, an employee, a leader, etc. Go to the Word of God, the sword of the Spirit, and you will always find the answers!