Shake It Off and Step Up
A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The
mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule
'braying' -- or whatever mules do when they fall into wells.
After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer felt
sorry for the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor
the well was worth saving. Instead, he called his neighbors
together and told them what had happened and asked them to
help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him
out of his misery.
Initially, the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer
and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his
back, a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that
every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back: he
should shake it off and step up! This is what the old mule did,
blow after blow.
"Shake it off and step up... shake it off and step up...
shake it off and step up!" he repeated to encourage himself.
No matter how painful the blows, or distressing the situation
seemed, the old mule fought "panic" and just kept right on
shaking it off and stepping up!
You guessed it! It wasn't long before the old mule, battered
and exhausted, stepped triumphantly over the wall of that
well! What seemed like it would bury him, actually end up
blessing him. All because of the manner in which he handled
his adversity.
In addition to "shaking it off and step up," we Christians
have our heavenly Father to help get us though rough times.
When the going gets rough, keep looking up, and trusting him.
[ Anonymous ]
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