A
man was sleeping
one night in his
cabin when
suddenly his
room filled
with
light, and God
appeared. The
Lord told the
man he had work
for him
to do,
and showed him a
large rock in
front of his
cabin. The Lord
explained
that the man was
to push against
the rock with
all his might.
So,
this the man did,
day after day.
For many years
he toiled from
sun up
to sun
down, his
shoulders set
squarely against
the cold,
massive surface
of the
unmoving rock,
pushing with all
of his might.
Each night the
man
returned
to his cabin
sore and worn
out, feeling
that his whole
day had
been
spent in vain.
Since
the man was
showing
discouragement,
the Adversary
(Satan) decided
to enter
the picture by
placing thoughts
into the weary
mind: "You
have
been
pushing against
that rock for a
long time, and
it hasn't moved."
Thus, he
gave the man the
impression that
the task was
impossible and
that he
was a failure.
These thoughts
discouraged and
disheartened the
man.
Satan said,
"Why kill
yourself over
this? Just put
in your time,
giving
just the minimum
effort; and that
will be good
enough."
That's
what the weary
man planned to
do, but decided
to make it a
matter
of prayer
to take
his troubled
thoughts to the
Lord.
"Lord,"
he said,
"I
have labored
long hard
in your service,
putting all my
strength to
do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I
have not even
budged
that rock by
half a
millimeter. What
is wrong? Why
am I failing?"
The
Lord responded
compassionately,
"My friend,
when I asked you
to serve
Me and
you accepted, I
told you that
your task was to
push against the
rock with
all of your
strength, which
you have done.
Never once did I
mention
to you that I
expected you to
move it. Your
task was to
push. And
now you
come to Me with
your strength
spent, thinking
that you have
failed.
But, is
that really so?
Look at yourself.
Your arms are
strong and
muscled,
your back
sinewy and brown;
your hands are
callused from
constant
pressure,
your legs
have become
massive and
hard. Through
opposition you
have grown
much, and
your abilities
now surpass that
which you used
to have. True,
you
haven't
moved the rock.
But your calling
was to be
obedient and to
push
and to
exercise your
faith and trust
in My wisdom.
That you have
done. Now
I, my
friend, will
move the
rock." !
At
times, when we
hear a word from
God, we tend to
use our own
intellect
to
decipher what He
wants, when
actually what
God wants is
just a simple
obedence and
faith in Him. By
all means,
exercise the
faith that moves
mountains,
but know that it
is still God who
moves the
mountains.
When
everything seems
to go wrong ...
just P.U.S.H.!
When
the job gets you
down ... just
P.U.S.H.!
When
people don't
react the way
you think they
should ... just
P.U.S.H.!
When
your money is
"gone"
and the bills
are due ... just
P.U.S.H!
When
people just
don't understand
you ... just
P.U.S.H.!
P=Pray
U=Until
S=Something
H=Happens
Pass
this on to all
the loved ones
and friends who
may need it;
they may get it
just in time.
Truly, great
friends are hard
to find,
difficult
to leave,
and impossible
to forget!
"A
friend loves at
all times..."
~Proverbs 17:17~
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