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We Need Volunteers to 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 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 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 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!
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USA
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or
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invitation
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think it would help
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