There was once a man who was ship-wrecked and stranded on an island.
Every day he prayed asking God to send someone to rescue him, but to his
disappointment, no one ever came.
Months passed and this man
learned how to survive on the island. During this time, he accumulated
things from the island and stored them in a hut that he constructed. One
day after hunting for food and returning back to his hut, much to his
dismay he saw that his hut was on fire along with everything else he
owned!
All of his possessions were going up in smoke! The only
thing he had left were the clothes on his back. Initially he was in
shock, and then he was consumed with anger and rage!
In his fury
he threw a fist into the air and began cursing God and yelling, “God,
how could you let this happen to me? I’ve been praying everyday for
months about being rescued and no one has come, and now everything that I
have is on fire! How could you do to this to me! Why did you let this
happen?”
Later the man was on his hands and knees weeping heavily
when he happened to look up and catch sight of a ship coming in his
direction. The man was rescued and as they were heading back to
civilization the man asked the captain, “How were you able to find me?”
The
captain responded, “We were voyaging across the ocean when we noticed
on the horizon a column of smoke going up. We decided to go check it out
and when we did, that’s when we found you!”
In
life we are going to be confronted with challenges, problems, and
disasters. But keep in mind that what the devil has meant for bad, God
can transform into your good! What is a catastrophe can sometimes be a
blessing in disguise. “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and
delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who
have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit. Many are
the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them
all.” Psalms 34:17-19
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