[HarryH]

P.U.S.H.

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 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, 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 do as
you think they should ... just
P.U.S.H.!
When you can't find the
right work... 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