When
Life Gets You Down...
One
day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The
animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried
to figure out what to do.
Finally,
he decided the animal was old, and the well
needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth
it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited
all his neighbors to come over and help
him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel
dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what
was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's
amazement he quieted down.
A few
shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked
down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With
each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was
doing something amazing.
He would
shake it off and take a step up. As the
farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of
the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.
Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped
up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!
MORAL
OF THE STORY:
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of
dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake
it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a
steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells
just by
not stopping, never giving up!
Shake it off and take a step up!
A note from us:
We
pray that this little story inspired you! If you're experiencing
life shoveling dirt on you, know that we will pray for you (just
email us)!
We've all experienced the dirt that life throws at us. We can not
let it bury us! Let's not give up hope. Let's not get buried. Let's
shake it off!
May God bless you!
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