A little boy was trying to pick up a large rock, but couldn't budge it. His father, watching the struggle, decided this was a good time for a lesson. "Go ahead, son," he urged. "Pick up that rock." "I can't, Dad. It's too heavy." "Sure you can, son. Pick up the rock." The boy grabbed the rock again, puffing and straining, but he couldn't move it. "It's too heavy, Dad."
"Son, the reason you can't pick up the rock is because you're not using all your strength."
This really puzzled the boy, so he grunted and groaned some more. Finally he said in frustration, "But Daddy, I am using all my strength!" "No, you're not," came the reply. "You haven't asked me to help you."
And with that, the father leaned over and picked up the rock. I think I know where that same rock is, because I've tried to pick it up a few times myself!
How about you?
Are you huffing and puffing, grunting and groaning in frustration, trying to move a boulder in your life when Jesus is standing there saying, "You haven't asked Me to help yet"?
Why do we struggle so much when God is waiting to show His power in our lives-power and help far, far beyond anything we can ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20)?
For His Kingdom,
Tony Evans
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