Now,
I must confess something. I seldom replace them. I tie frayed ends
together and make do. I have several pair of really nice shoes with
broken strings that I could easily replace.

Why don’t I?

It
is picky, tedious work. It requires going to the store for a nickle and
dime item (I actually don’t know what they cost), coming home, untying
the old, and replacing it – sometimes with small finger movements.

"Poor baby," you must be saying. "It is soooo haaaaard being you."

I
know – and I could argue that time is money or ministry and you could
argue about how much more effective I would be if I would just invest a
little bit of time, effort, and coin in some little things – a little
effort with a big return.

And you would be right.

I told you that you were smart. Do you get the point?

Let’s give a Little attention to detail and benefit greatly.