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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 his 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 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.!
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Pray Until Something Happens

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