Guest guest Posted August 21, 2006 Report Posted August 21, 2006 Read this when your life is filled with ups and downs. And you want to give up. >> The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited >> >> Island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. 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 himself from the elements, and to store his few >> possessions. >> >> One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his >> little hut >> in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had >> happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, >> grief, >> and anger. He cried out, " God! How could you do this to me? " >> >> Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship >> 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. >> >> The Moral of This Story: It's easy to get discouraged when things >> are >> going bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in >> our >> lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering. >> >> Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to >> the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God. >> Lillian fjennings@... fldofdrms@... Quote
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