When Your Hut's On Fire – author unknown
This little parable spoke directly to my
heart. When facing life’s challenges there is one thing to remember: God is
still in charge!
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.
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