For children, - Just P.U.S.H! Religious Stories for Kids, Obedient to God, Religious Stories for Children

This is a fictional story, only for the purpose of explanation and
easy understanding.
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 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. Adversary (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 mercifully and compassionately, "Oh my poor
creature, 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 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. Now I, my poor creature, will
move the rock."
Conclusion: At times, when we hear the words of God, we tend to use
our own intellect to decipher what God 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 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 + U + S + H = Pray + Until + Something + Happens