This past weekend I had 45 minutes to kill on Sunday afternoon before heading off to ensemble rehearsal in preparation for our community singing service. So what did I do? Well, being the time conscious person that I am, I could not bear the thought of just sitting for that 45 minutes so I decided to replace the sink faucet in one of our bathrooms. Mistake number one – I am not much of a plumber! Mistake number two, you don’t do anything with plumbing with the water we have in this town in less than a couple of days!
At any rate, it was not a pretty sight. I missed rehearsal just so that I could get the line capped off and turn the water back on to the house before being gone all evening. I then returned to the project at 9:30 that evening and “finished” the installation by 11:00. Then I noticed that the drain pipe was cracked – quite possibly from one of my many tantrums I threw while installing the new faucet.
All of this has taught me that I need to remember that all of us have limits. One of mine must be plumbing skills (or lack there of)! I will most likely not refrain from dabbling in plumbing repairs in the future but I will remember that I am not very accomplished in this field – I will know my limits.
Now, before we jump to any hasty moral to this story – knowing our limits does not mean that we should become lazy. God did create us to be gifted in certain things but that does not exclude us from serving in other capacities as well. There must be a balance between knowing our limits and becoming lazy and using our limits as an excuse. A committed Christian NEVER retires!
By the way, two days later, the sink is still not functional! I know, I know! Kristi, I promise it will be done before I go to sleep tonight!
Clay in the Hands 
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