Is This Elevator Going Up?

IS THIS ELEVATOR GOING UP?…

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes)

Text: Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

IS THIS ELEVATOR GOING UP? SPREAD LOVE EVERY WHERE YOU GO. THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN BEING BLIND IS HAVING NO VISION. (Helen Keller.)

Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Proverbs 29:18 (MSG) If people can't see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.

I have very few heroes in my book. I do have a few. ONE OF MY HEROES IS HELEN KELLER.

Helen Adams Keller was born June 27, 1880 and she died June 1, 1968. When Helen was 19 months old she came down with a sickness and lost her vision and hearing. About the age of 7 Helen’s life changed when she met a teacher named ANNE SULLIVAN. Many felt Helen was severely mentally handicapped. ANNE SULLIVAN gave her life to teach and become a lifelong friend of Helen. The first word Helen learned was WATER… as Anne pumped the water and signed the word water in her hand.

HELEN KELLER WAS THE FIRST DEAF/BLIND PERSON IN THE USA TO GRADUATE WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE. Helen Keller was named as one of the top 100 people of the 20th century.

Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan toured the USA and 35 countries of the world to teach and show that BLIND/DEAF PEOPLE CAN MAKE IT… Helen wrote 14 books. There is a movie I recommend about Anne and Helen named THE MIRACLE WORKER. She traveled the world giving speeches and lectures.

*Helen taught: THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN THE WORLD CANNOT BE SEEN OR TOUCHED--- THEY MUST BE FELT WITH THE HEART.

*Alone we can do little; together we can do much.

*Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.

*Well done is better than well said.

*The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

**Helen once said: CHARACTER CANNOT DEVELOP IN EASE AND QUIET. ONLY THROUGH EXPERIENCE OF TRIAL AND SUFFERING CAN THE SOUL BE STRENGTHENED, VISION CLEARED, AMBITION INSPIRED AND SUCCESS ACHIEVED.

IS THIS ELEVATOR GOING UP? LET ME START WITH A GREAT LESSON HIDDEN IN A STORY.

There was a very famous and rich man that worked on WALL STREET. He made great wealth in his investments. Seems everything he touched brought great returns. He had accomplished all his dreams at an early age. His job had great stress and strain. He had no time for rest and recreation in his demanding job.

One day this handsome and wealthy man was feeling bad. He seemed to grow weaker and weaker. He developed a terrible cough. The cough grew worse and worse. His friends advised him to seek medical attention. He just kept working. Soon the man that had everything started coughing up blood. One day the cough produced pieces of his lung. He was rushed to the best hospital in New York. Massive tests were ran. The young man told the doctors to spare no expense. After several weeks the doctors told him he had a terminal disease of his lungs and there was nothing they could do. They gave strict orders. He could never return to WALL STREET. They advised him to enjoy whatever time he had. One doctor suggested the sick man move out in the country where the air was fresh. The man withdrew some money and purchased many acres of land in the mountains. There was the most beautiful log cabin. The man secured his investments and moved. He really enjoyed the quiet, no stress of the farm. The man would cough and think his head was coming off. He kept a towel near. When he started coughing blood ran out his nose and mouth. The disease progressed until his coughing fits produced small pieces of his lungs going into the towel. The man was so weak. He would wake up in the morning and he would go out on the porch and enjoy nature. He would swing for hours. He knew his time was short.

One day the sick man fell asleep while laying in the swing. While he was asleep Jesus appeared before him. He told Jesus he knew his time was short. There was a huge boulder just to the right of the porch. Jesus told him I want you to push that rock starting 30 minutes a day. Then I want you to push that rock until you have worked to pushing the rock 8 hours a day. Only rest on Sunday. For several months the man pushed and pushed on the boulder. At lunch time the man looked at the rock and pondered: I WONDER HOW FAR I MOVED THE ROCK. So the man grabbed a tape measure and accurately measured where the rock was sitting. He pushed and pushed the rock day after day. Then 3 times a week he would measure how far he had pushed the rock. After two more months he realized he had not moved the rock at all. He was so disappointed.