My Parable

jenaministries’ “My Parable”

A personal parable about how Jesus goes through hard times with us.

My Parable:

There was a girl walking down a path. There were many paths going different directions and many people. Though there were many people around her, she walked alone. Now and then she would stumble and fall. Someone would run over to her and help her up. That person would say “come with me – follow Him” and point to a man that people were following. She’d say, “no thanks” and go on her own way alone.

One day she fell in a pit. The pit was deep. She could barely see the sky and she was stuck. There was no way out. She cried out for help. The man that people followed came and said, “I will help you”. But instead of just throwing a rope down and pulling her out, He climbed all the way down to the bottom of the pit. He didn’t bring any tools that could help them climb out.

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He said, “we will climb out of here together. I will help you”. The climb was slow and exhausting. He’d say, “ok, reach up and grab that ledge”. She’d say, “I can’t, it’s too far away”, but he would give her a push and she was able to grab it taking one more small step up.

Every now and then she would complain that he should have just thrown her a rope and how much easier that would have been. Then she would slide down. He just climbed down to her and asked if she was ready to carry on. With every step, she learned to trust Him more.

When they were finally out of the pit, he looked at her and said, “follow me”. She said “yes, I will follow you anywhere”, and she never looked back. She would see someone fall and run to them, help them up, and say “come with me, follow Him”.

Also See: Parables Bible Study Worksheet