"PUSHING DAISIES"

I know you are probably thinking what in the world is pushing daisies? Truly, I had some other things that the Lord has been speaking about but I knew that THIS post was tailor made for THIS day! There is not a lot to share on today but I want to encourage you to have Faith, Believe, Pray and PUSH!

Certainly, things get rough. Temptations arise. Flesh doesn’t want to back down. The grass looks greener on the other side. You may have no more fight left in you. BUT GOD says Push! God said to me, it’s not hard when you are on my team. If you follow me it’s like Pushing Daisies!

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 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 PRAY. "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 simply 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 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. All God need is your servant hood at heart and your obedience…PUSH!

Yep, I got really tingly on the inside. I’ve been praying, I’ve believed and I’ve been obedient. Just like God said, “serving him has been as easy, as lovely and as aroma-filled as Pushing Daisies!

Romans 8:26-28 MSG Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.

Have the God kind of Faith,
Rev. Bert
Hebrews 11:6