get discouraged but don't lose heart!

[Guest guest]

The only survivor of a storm disaster everything 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 him from the elements and to store his few

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 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 is easy to get discouraged when things are 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.