when the world is falling apart around you.......
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a
small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and
every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed
forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed
to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements and to
store his few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he
arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.
The worst had happened; everything
was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to
me!" he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a
ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you
know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke
signal," they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going badly. next time your little hut is burning to the ground--it just may be a smoke
signal that summons God. |
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