Farmer uses the same ladle to stir with

A farmer went each week to the Farmers’ Market to sell, among other things, the cottage cheese and apple butter made on his farm. He carried these in two large tubs, from which he ladled the cottage cheese or apple butter into smaller containers the customer brought. One day he got to market and discovered he’s forgotten one ladle. He felt he had no choice but to use the one he had for both products. Before long he couldn’t tell which was which. That’s the way it is when we try to dispense the good news of Christ using our hearts, minds, and tongues after reading books or magazines that we don’t want others to see? It could be what are we renting at the local video stores or the many hours we spend watching TV? How many adulteries did we watch last week? How many murders? In contrast how much time did we spend reading, and mediating on the Word. (Lou Nicholes - Missionary/Author).