A job well done

We needed to get a new water heater due to the fact that our old one decided to stop working. Of course this wasn't what we had hoped for but we were thankful that the Lord provided the funds to replace the old one. So we got the new one installed (on the wall,outside the bathroom) and it works very well. Due to the fact that we want to protect the heater from the elements, a little house needed to be made for the heater. So we contacted and contracted a carpenter to make the little dwelling place. He came over yesterday and got right to work. He appeared to be very competent and when he was done we thanked him for "a job well done". Shortly after the carpenter left, Ruth attempted to open the bathroom window. She was unsuccessful. The carpenter had not only built a little house for the water heater but he had also sealed shut our bathroom window. Apparently the job hadn't been so well done. At this point all I could do was laugh. And then I realized that it would be necessary to talk to the carpenter and tell him of his little error. I felt a little sheepish to tell him that his job wasn't entirely well done. But as it happened I met up with his boss and was able to tell him about our inconvenience. The boss man got quite a chuckle out of it and promised to send the carpenter back over to fix the problem. He hasn't made it over yet, but we are waiting for him. I have learned a lesson from all of this, that I should check things out thoroughly before I give the thumbs up and declare a job well done. This reminds me of the words of the Apostle Paul in 1st Thessalonians 5:21 "Examine everything, retain that which is good". We must not be so quick to say that things are good or that they are well done; we must take the time to observe and discern before we give affirmation. When we have done this, and only when we have done this, can we truly and wholeheartedly say "job well done". I have learned a valuable lesson from this and will seek to put it into practice: will you do the same?