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| A Lesson from a Mule! |
| Shake it off!!! |
There was a farmer who owned an old mule who fell into
an abandoned well. The farmer sympathized but decided
that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of
saving. So, he began to bury the old mule in the well in
hopes of putting him out of his misery.
When the dirt began to fall the mule started to panic! But
then something dawned on him. Every time a shovel load
of dirt landed on his back; he would JUST SHAKE IT OFF
AND STEP UP! No matter how painful or bad the situation
seemed the old mule fought panic and just kept right on
SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP! Soon the old
mule, battered and exhausted, STEPPED
TRIUMPHANTLY OVER THE WALL OF THAT WELL!
The thing that was meant to bury him actually
blessed him!
Ever feel like life is burying you? How do you respond? Do
you give into panic, bitterness, or self-pity? 2Coranthians
4:17 says, "For our light and momentary troubles are
achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them
all." THE ADVERSITIES THAT COME ALONG TO BURY
US USUALLY HAVE WITHIN THEM THE POTENTIAL
TO BLESS US! So, the next time you're feeling buried by
circumstances remember the old mule and "SHAKE IT
OFF AND STEP UP."
an abandoned well. The farmer sympathized but decided
that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of
saving. So, he began to bury the old mule in the well in
hopes of putting him out of his misery.
When the dirt began to fall the mule started to panic! But
then something dawned on him. Every time a shovel load
of dirt landed on his back; he would JUST SHAKE IT OFF
AND STEP UP! No matter how painful or bad the situation
seemed the old mule fought panic and just kept right on
SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP! Soon the old
mule, battered and exhausted, STEPPED
TRIUMPHANTLY OVER THE WALL OF THAT WELL!
The thing that was meant to bury him actually
blessed him!
Ever feel like life is burying you? How do you respond? Do
you give into panic, bitterness, or self-pity? 2Coranthians
4:17 says, "For our light and momentary troubles are
achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them
all." THE ADVERSITIES THAT COME ALONG TO BURY
US USUALLY HAVE WITHIN THEM THE POTENTIAL
TO BLESS US! So, the next time you're feeling buried by
circumstances remember the old mule and "SHAKE IT
OFF AND STEP UP."
| All scripture references are from The New International Version of The Bible |
