When your hut is burning!
Bill Sills (whs@IDCNET.COM)
Sun, 25 Apr 1999 20:36:20 -0500
When Life Doesn't Make Sense - Trust God
The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small
uninhabited island.
He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and everyday 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 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 stung 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 bad. But
we shouldn't
lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the
midst of
pain and suffering.
Remember, next time your hut is burning to the ground - it
just may be a
smoke signal that summons the grace of God.
