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 himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions.
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's easy to get discouraged sometimes when things appear to be going badly. 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 little hut is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.
For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it.
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Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.
Good message ... now a little joke, sticking with the island theme...
A man was stranded on an island for years. Finally, he was spotted and rescued. The leader of the rescue team noticed that there were three huts on the island. "What are they for?" he inquired.
"Well, that one is my home, and that one is my church," replied the man.
"What about that hut?" asked the rescuer, pointing to the third hut.
"Oh," replied the man, "that's where I used to go to church."
2Pe 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
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"Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God."
Thats a great example,,,It's not always easy to trust God when your HUTS on fire,,,ITS A NECESSITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the ONE I can change, and the wisdmon to know that it's ME"