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There Is A Lesson Here
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The sole survivor of a tragic shipwreck drifted for days, and finally washed ashore on a deserted island. He knew he was miles off any shipping lane, so he feared he would have to live there alone for the rest of his life. Even so, he prayed to God for sustenance and eventual rescue.
He found fresh water, and there were enough fruit-bearing trees to provide food. He laboriously dragged up driftwood and downed tree branches and spent days building a crude shelter for himself and the few belongings he was able to salvage.
He kept watching, but never saw a sign of a ship. As the days passed, he became more and more discouraged, but he kept praying, even as his hope faded to nothing, for rescue.
One day, he was foraging for food, and when he returned, he found his shelter, with all his belongings in it, in flames. Everything he had managed to save and build was lost.
This was the last straw. He flung himself down on the beach and cried out, "Dear God! Why me? Why did You let this happen? Bad enough that I was stuck here all alone, but now I have nothing!"
After his despairing prayer, he fell asleep. He woke up several hours later, with a sailor looking down at him. A small boat was beached nearby with other sailors attending it. There was a ship standing at anchor offshore.
He couldn't believe it! He asked the sailor, "How did you find me?"
The sailor replied, "We saw the smoke from your signal fire."
SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com, the best gun auction site on the Net! Email davidnunn@texoma.net
He found fresh water, and there were enough fruit-bearing trees to provide food. He laboriously dragged up driftwood and downed tree branches and spent days building a crude shelter for himself and the few belongings he was able to salvage.
He kept watching, but never saw a sign of a ship. As the days passed, he became more and more discouraged, but he kept praying, even as his hope faded to nothing, for rescue.
One day, he was foraging for food, and when he returned, he found his shelter, with all his belongings in it, in flames. Everything he had managed to save and build was lost.
This was the last straw. He flung himself down on the beach and cried out, "Dear God! Why me? Why did You let this happen? Bad enough that I was stuck here all alone, but now I have nothing!"
After his despairing prayer, he fell asleep. He woke up several hours later, with a sailor looking down at him. A small boat was beached nearby with other sailors attending it. There was a ship standing at anchor offshore.
He couldn't believe it! He asked the sailor, "How did you find me?"
The sailor replied, "We saw the smoke from your signal fire."
SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com, the best gun auction site on the Net! Email davidnunn@texoma.net
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One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One belonging to him, the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed it had happened at the very lowest and saddest time in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it, "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you would walk with me all the way. But, I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I do not understand why in the time I needed you the most you would leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child. I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trials and suffering, when you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
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