quiet

I Needed The Quiet

I needed the quiet, so He drew me aside.
Into the shadows where we could confide.
Away from the hustle where all the day long
I hurried and worried when active and strong.

I needed the quiet tho at first I rebelled
But gently, so gently, my cross He upheld
And whispered so sweetly of spiritual things
Tho weakened in body, my spirit took wings
To heights never dreamed of when active all day.
He loved me so greatly He drew me away.

I needed the quiet. No prison my bed,
But a beautiful valley of blessings instead--
A place to grow richer n Jesus to hide.
I needed the quiet so He drew me aside.

by Alice Hansche Mortenson

"Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all."
Psalms 34:19

ABOUT BEING QUIET

Sometimes we just need to be quiet. I found that in order to find my inner peace and spirit, I must be quiet, read my Bible and get in touch with my self.

JOI

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.

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 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 signs of discouragement, the Adversary decided
to
enter the picture by placing thoughts into the man's weary mind: "You have
been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn't budged. Why
kill yourself over this? You are ever going to move it." Thus, giving
the
man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure.
These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man. "Why kill myself
over
this?" he thought. "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 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 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 friend, will now 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 simple
obedience and faith in Him...By all means, exercise the faith that moves
mountains, but know that it is still God who moves the 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 looks "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!!!!!

Pass this on to all the loved ones and friends who may need it - they may
get it just in time!!!!

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