When Your Hut Is on Fire...

When Your Hut's On Fire

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 morning 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.

"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.

It may just be a smoke signal

that summons the Grace of

God.