Listen For The Cries Of Others

A brick slammed into a businessman’s car door. He slammed on the brakes to check what happened.

The angry man jumped out of his car and grabbed the closest boy and yelled, “What was that? What have you done to my car? Why did you do that?” 

The boy was very scared but extremely polite. and apologized. “Sorry, sir. I didn’t know what else to do,” he said. “I had to throw bricks because no one else would stop to ask for my help.” With tears rolling down his cheeks. He pointed to the parked cars and said “this is my brother, he rolled forward and fell from the wheelchair, and he is seriously injured. I cannot lift him.”

The crying boy asked the man, “Could you help me get him back in his wheelchair? He is injured and too heavy for me.” He quickly lifted the other boy from the place and put him back in the wheelchair. He also helped the boy with his bruises and cuts.

When he thought everything would be fine, he went back to his car. 

Thank you, sir, and God bless you,” said the grateful boy. The young man was too shocked for any word. When he got out of the car, he looked at the bulging door of his car. The damage was very noticeable, but he didn’t bother to repair it. 

He held the money to remind him of the message; “Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.”

Moral

Life whispers in our souls and talks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don’t listen to it, he throws a brick at us. It is our choice to hear the whisper or wait for the brick.

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Life Rough Experiences Make You More Powerful

Somewhere along the line, most of you have probably seen one of those ingenious stone tumbling machines at work. I hope you have — they’re incredible.

   Pebbles of all sizes and shapes are placed inside a simple container; next you turn on a switch and the container begins rocking back and forth in a slow circular motion, forcing the stones to be shuffled one against another over and over and over again. 

There is a soft monotonous chatter going on as this happens; the stones appear to abrade and jostle each other with easy abandon.

   This intimate dance of stones continues all day, all night, all week, all month, all year. That’s how long it takes for the abrading, the rubbing, the tumbling to do its magic. 

   If you were to stand urgently by the machine for a weekend and wait for a quick result you would be deeply disappointed: one weekend is a mere blink in the polishing process. This is a long, long trip the stones are taking; it requires your most profound patience and respect. And if you are able to endure the passage of time without wincing, if you are able to listen to the low, ceaseless murmur of dancing pebbles, if you are able to relax and let the gleaming unfold in its own slow inexorable way, in the end you find yourself the recipient of an amazing gift.

  

 And I mean amazing. After endless months of non-stop, shoulder-to-shoulder roughhousing and cavorting, you approach the machine, turn off the motor, place a few stones in your hand.

And what have you got? Open the fingers. There they are.

   

Gems. With rough edges, barbs, and dullness gone forever, here is what remains: essence of Stone. Deeply burnished, glistening like fire, impossibly flawless stones are now warming the skin of your palm. You can’t bear to put them down: they are too sleek and beautiful.

   

And you stand there stunned, because no matter how much beauty you’ve seen before, you simply can’t get over this one single miracle. Before they were simply ordinary stones; now they are priceless. 

So the next time you tumble against a cloudy day, an edgy friend, a  staggering debt, a hot dry patch of insult, or a wild burst of illness,  remember the stones. 

Tell yourself: I will surrender to this tumbling  and polishing and remember who controls the switch.

Because I am being polished. I am being shaved of self. I am being reduced to essence. I am being made a pure stone in the hand of God.

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The Power Of Having Patience

We live in a world that wants everything right now. We want quick answers, quick results, and quick solutions. But some of the greatest things in life simply cannot be rushed.

Patience is not doing nothing. Patience is continuing to do the right thing while you wait for the right results.

A farmer doesn’t plant a seed today and dig it up tomorrow to see if it is growing. He plants it, tends it, waters it, and waits. He understands that growth takes time.

The same is true in our lives.

Sometimes we become discouraged because we haven’t seen the results we expected. We may have prayed about something for months or even years. We may be working toward a goal and wonder if we’re ever going to reach it. We may be waiting for circumstances to change, a relationship to improve, or a door to open.

Don’t let impatience cause you to quit just before the breakthrough comes.

The Bible reminds us in Galatians 6:9:

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

Notice those words: “in due season.”

Not necessarily our season. Not necessarily according to our timetable. But there is a proper time for the harvest.

Patience also matters when dealing with people. Everyone doesn’t think like we do, move at our speed, or see things from our perspective. Sometimes the greatest gift we can give another person is a little patience.

Before becoming angry, be patient.

Before speaking harshly, be patient.

Before giving up on somebody, be patient.

And when you’re tempted to give up on yourself, be patient there too. You’re still learning. You’re still growing. You’re still becoming.

Remember this today:

A delay is not always a denial.
Waiting is not always wasted time.
And slow progress is still progress.

Keep doing what’s right. Keep believing. Keep working. Keep praying. Keep moving forward—even if you’re only taking one small step at a time.

Good things often take time, and patience gives them the time they need to grow.

Thought for Today

“Patience is having faith enough to keep going while you are still waiting to see the results.”