JUST P.U.S.H. - Author Unknown

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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 Asuras/demons

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 grownmuch, 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 simple obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the

faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves

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 our money looks "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