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Just Push!
Just Push
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 and to take his
troubled thoughts to the Lord.
"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. 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
obedience 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.ray
U.ntil
S.omething
H. Happens
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