A group of men were carrying on a friendly conversation. One of them remarked that he had learned to be especially careful about small things.
"Would you believe," he said, "that a little thing like a pair of socks changed the entire course of my life?"
"I can hardly believe that," replied another man.
"Well, it's true! Once I planned to take a trip with some of my friends on a canal boat, but two days before we intended to leave, I injured my foot while chopping wood. It was only a small cut, but the blue dye in the homemade socks I wore poisoned the wound, and I was compelled to stay at home. While my friends were on their journey, a powerful preacher came to our town to hold revival meetings.
Since I didn't have anything else to do, I decided to attend. The message touched me deeply, and as a result, I surrendered my heart to the Lord. Afterward I saw that I needed to change my life in many ways. New desires and purposes took hold of me. I determined also to seek an education, for I trusted that this would enable me to live more usefully for my Lord."
The man who made these comments?
He was none other than the former President of the United States, James A. Garfield!
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28)
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