Another Rock in the Box

I’ve always liked rocks; the vast assortment continues to fascinate me. I’ve been collecting and studying them for almost 40 years now. I am in NO way even close to being and expert on them. One thing I do know, without any uncertainty, is that they really hurt when they hit you or when you stumble over one. If you pick up one that is too large for you to carry by yourself, you will most likely injure yourself.

So stretch with me for a minute and compare rocks to events in our lives. Some things happen that are a little like pebbles, they can really sting when they hit, not a lot of lasting damage but they can smart.

Then there are times when money is tight and you’re not sure how to make ends meet. A lot like a small stone, it hurts a lot more than the pebbles but you still heal well over time.

The rocks can get bigger and hurt a lot more. They do serious damage; leaving open wounds, deep bruises and long-healing scars.

Many times those we hold dear are the ones throwing the rocks. And yet other times they come from the unknown. Even now there are times when we pick up rocks and carry them when we don’t need to.

So what do we do with rocks? Well as Dee Duke says, “Put another rock in the box!”
You see he compares rocks to our prayers. Picture your life as board, like a teeter-totter. On one end is our box of “life” and on the other is our box of “prayers”. When we have the rocks of life filling up one box we need to put another rock in the box on the other side. If you don’t see your life moving, “PUT ANOTHER ROCK IN THE BOX”.

“But nothing is happening”. Put in a bigger rock. Still nothing. Put in another rock.
Get the picture? Only prayer can lift the rocks of life.