The only survivor of a shipwreck 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.
One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me?" he cried!
Early the next day he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. When he stepped into the boat, he asked his rescuers "How did you know I was here?"
Their reply: "We saw your smoke signal."
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Feel like God isn't listening to your cry for help? Feel like everything around you seems to be crashing down around your feet? Maybe the crash is God's way of providing. Have faith while you're waiting. Tomorrow you'll see he was working even when you thought he wasn't.
BLESSING:
May you trust God in the middle of your crises. May you believe his promises to take care of you . . . even when it doesn't look that way at the moment.
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