Read this: Just Push

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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, giving the man

the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These

thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man. "Why kill myself over this?" he

thought. "I'll just put in my time, giving just the minimum effort; and that

will be good enough."

And that is what he planned to do until one day he decided to make it a matter

of prayer and 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. Yet 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. This 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 God who moves mountains.

When everything seems to go wrong--P.U.S.H.!

When the job gets you down--P.U.S.H.!

When people don't react the way you think they should--P.U.S.H.!

When your money looks "gone" and bills are due--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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Narayan.Hari Nagendra K S wrote:

A man was sleeping at 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, giving the man

the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These

thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man. "Why kill myself over this?" he

thought. "I'll just put in my time, giving just the minimum effort; and that

will be good enough."

And that is what he planned to do until one day he decided to make it a matter

of prayer and 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. Yet 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. This 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 God who moves mountains.

When everything seems to go wrong--P.U.S.H.!When the job gets you

down--P.U.S.H.!When people don't react the way you think they

should--P.U.S.H.!When your money looks "gone" and bills are due--P.U.S.H.!When

people just don't understand you--just P.U.S.H.!

P==PrayU==UntilS==SomethingH==Happens