PRAY UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS

WHEN EVERYTHING SEEMS TO GO WRONG; PRAY UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS

A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and 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 told him to push against the rock with all his might. So, this 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 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 this man was showing discouragement, the adversary (Satan) decided to place though into the man’s weary mind.

                                “You have been pushing against that rock for a long time and it hasn’t move.”

Thus giving the man the impression that the task was an impossible one, 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”

The man decided to do what the adversary had advised, but later decided to make it a matter of prayer and take his troubled thoughts to the LORD. He prayed saying;

“I have labored long and hard in your service. Putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all these time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?”

And out of the deep silence that ensued, the LORD responded compassionately;

“My son, when I asked you to serve me, and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention 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 sinew 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 servant, will move the rock.

WHAT BELIEVERS SHOULD KNOW AND AVOID

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 PUSH

When the job gets you down, just PUSH

When people don’t react the way you think they should, just PUSH

When the money is gone and the bills are due, just PUSH

When creditors keep knocking at your door, just PUSH

When all doors are locked and none seems to want to open, just PUSH

P + U + S + H = Pray + Until + Something + Happens