Stick with it

'...the testing of your faith produces patience.'

James 1: 3 NKJV

Once upon a time a farmer's donkey fell into a dry well. When the farmer heard the donkey's braying and realised what had happened, he decided that neither the donkey nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. So he went and asked his neighbours to come and help him bury his donkey in the well and put it out of its misery. Initially, the donkey was very upset. You would be too, if you were in a deep hole and people started throwing muck on top of you! But as the dirt rained down on his back, the old donkey had a thought. He decided that every time a shovel of dirt landed on his back, he would shake it off and step up. And that's what he did. As the dirt cascaded down the well, the old donkey kept shaking it off and stepping up. Hours later, the exhausted donkey finally stepped over the wall of the well. What was meant to bury him actually helped him!

When troubles come, don't give up; like the donkey, have patience and persevere, then you too will discover that what you thought was hindering you is actually helping you. '...These troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience. Let your patience show itself perfectly in what you do. Then you will be perfect and complete and have everything you need.' (James 1: 3-5 NCV)

Sunday, 24 January 2010
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