P U S
H
A
frail little man was always being pushed around
and intimidated by bullies due to his small
stature. He prayed and asked God to make him
stronger, give him the strength to stand up for
himself.
The
man was sleeping at night in his cabin when
suddenly his room filled with light and God
appeared. The Lord told the man, first 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 little man did so, 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 little man planned to do, but
decided to make it a matter of prayer and to take
his troubled thoughts to the Lord first.
“Lord,” he said, "I have labored long and 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.
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
obedience and faith in Him.
By all means, exercise the faith that moves
mountains,
but know that it is still God who moves 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 |
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