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PUSHING AGAINST THE ROCK

There was a man who was asleep one night in his cabin when suddenly his room was filled with light and the savior 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. 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 his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling
that his whole day had been spent in vain.

Seeing that the man was showing signs of discouragement, Satan decided to enter the
picture placing thoughts into the man's mind such as, You have been pushing against
that rock for a long time and it hasn't budged. Why kill yourself over this? You are
never going to move it?, etc. Thus, giving the man the impression that the task was
impossible and that he ws a failure.

These thoughts discouraged and dishearted the man even more. Why kill myself over this?
he thought. I'll just put in my time, giving just the minimum of effort and that will be good enough. And that 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 of my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all of
this time, I have not even budged that rock a half a millimeter.
What is wrong? Why am I failing?"

To this the Lord responded compassionately,
"My friend, when long ago 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, your strength spent, thinking that you have failed.
But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewes
and brown, your hands are callused from constant pressure, and 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
I. my friend, will now move the rock.

~~ Author unknown ~~

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