In the "New Covenant" made by our Creator God with humanity, as reported in Jeremiah 31:31-34, every human being can know God from within - because the Holy Spirit is revealing our Creator to all who are willing to know the Lord and trust in Him. We can still help each other along the way; so may you be pleased to find here a variety of helps to the life of faith in God through Jesus Christ. G.S.
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P.U.S.H.
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
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 a 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
Pass this on to
any and all who may need it; they may get it just in time.
In the "New Covenant" made by our Creator God with humanity, as reported in Jeremiah 31:31-34, every human being can know God from within - because the Holy Spirit is revealing our Creator to all who are willing to know the Lord and trust in Him. We can still help each other along the way; so may you be pleased to find here a variety of helps to the life of faith in God through Jesus Christ. G.S.
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