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 sunup to
sundown, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the
unmoving rock, pushing with all 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: (He will do it every time)!
'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 shiny 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 , my
friend, " I 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 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 do as 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 your loved ones and friends who may need it; they may get
it just in time. 'Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone
can start from now and make a brand new ending.'
Friends are like quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have
trouble remembering how to fly. May God Bless You.
Just Hold ON and P.U.S.H!
