Main Scripture: Read Genesis 33
Have you ever
been in a situation where your back is against the wall and all you want to do
is run? You wish you were a bird so you can fly away from your troubles as they
seem not to be moving no matter what you try.
This is the
situation Jacob was in. He stole his brother Esau’s birthright and now He heard
that he was on His way to meet him with 400 men. Jacob taught Esau was coming
to kill him, he was terrified. Jacob tried deal with the issue by appeasing his
brother with gifts so that he would not kill Him. However no matter what Jacob
did, his brother was adamant about coming to see him. Jacob was ready to run.
This is not
what God wanted however, he wanted to use the situation to change Jacob as he
was always running away from his problems or tried to trick his way out of
them. God wanted Jacob to trust him to deal with this one. As such He sent an
angel to prevent him from running away. The angel broke contended with him for
the whole night and broke his hip so he had no choice but to pray all night. He
had to P.U.S.H – Pray Until Something Happened. After he prayed God brought the change that
was necessary for him to overcome his fear and his ways of being a trickster.
Ladies sometimes
when obstacles come in our path refuse to move, it is God’s way of showing us
that He is able to move them for us and that we should trust him. Sometimes
these troubles come to build us, to make us stronger or prepare us for another
level in this life. The analogy below sums it up. Sometimes all we are required
to do is P.U.S.H.
A man was sleeping at night
in his cabin when suddenly his room 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.
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 it
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.
Noticing that the man was
showing signs of discouragement, the adversary decided to enter the picture by
placing thoughts into the man’s weary mind. “You have been pushing against this
rock for a long time, and it hasn’t budged. Why kill yourself over this? You
are never going to move it.” Thus giving the man the impression that the task
was impossible and that he was a failure. These troubling thoughts discouraged
and disheartened the man. “Why kill myself over this?” I’ll just put in my
time, giving just the minimum effort and that will be good enough.
And that is what he planned
to do until one day he decided to make it a matter of prayer and take his
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 been able to budge that rock. 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 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, 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. Story : Push against the Rock
Ladies do not
despise or try to hurry the process God is taking you through, just put your
trust in Him and allow Him to perfect you.
Have A God
Filled Day Ladies
Let’s Pray,
Oh Lord we
thank you for the process, we thank for the lessons that we learn from this
particular problem that is in our way. Lord we pray that you will strengthen us
direct our path. Increase our faith in you so that we will trust you. Lord
sometimes we tend to trust our own heart and understanding but today we will
pray and wait on you to remove our obstacles. In you we put trust as we wait on
you.
In Jesus Name
Amen
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