P.U.S.H.

[juan carlos]

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 nonmoving
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.

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 he
planned to do, but 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 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 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