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The Story of the pencil121212121212.pptx

The document uses the metaphor of a pencil to highlight important life lessons, emphasizing guidance from God, perseverance through suffering, the importance of correction, inner character over outward appearance, and the lasting impact of our actions. Each quality of the pencil is supported by biblical references that reinforce these teachings. The conclusion reassures believers of their security in God's hands.

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The Story of the Pencil
‘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.’
Let God guide your steps. Proverbs 3:5- 6 Let His will be done in your life James 4:13- 15
‘Second quality: now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpner. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he’s much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.
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 God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
‘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.’
Proverbs 3:12 For whom the Lord loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
‘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.’
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.
‘Finally, the pencil’s 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’
“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
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 Father’s hand as well"