In
ancient time, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hide
himself behind a tree and watched to see if anyone would remove the
huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came
by and simply walked around it. Next a group of soldiers came upon
the boulder. “This rock is blocking our path,” they said. “I
guess no one will need our services today”, and they turned around
and went home as well. The king watched person after person, Many of
them loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none
did anything about getting the big stone out of the way.
Then
a farmer came along carrying a load of vegetables. Instead of
becoming discouraged like the others, he got excited by the presence
of such a challenge. On approaching the boulder, the farmer laid down
his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After
much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the farmer
picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed that a purse lying in
the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold
coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the
person who would remove the boulder from the roadway. The farmer
learned what others never understand. Every obstacle presents an
opportunity to improve one's condition.
Obstacles
can do one of two thing:
1.Stop
us in our tracks; or
2.
Force us to get creative.
"The
Lord uses adversity and difficult obstacles to strengthen us. He does
not always cause the situation, but He will take every hard thing in
our lives and use it for our good."
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