Just PUSH
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A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when
suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared.
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 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, 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 youto 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 "Allah {God},
we tend to use our own
intellect to decipher what He wants,
when actually what "Allah" {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 "Allah" {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
Allah is with YOU, Always
remember
{Allahu Ma`ee w Allahu Yaranee}
{Allah is with me and Allah sees me}