The Grass Hut

The only survivor of a shipwreck 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 and long grass 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 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’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 pain, and suffering.

Remember that, the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of GOD.

Unfathomable Love

And the second (commandment) is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself." – Matthew 22 : 39

Patrick was in jail for the last 8 years. He has an 8-year-old daughter who writes letters to him to motivate him. She is too young and so, her letters too are small. "Daddy, I love you, and I will wait for you until you return.." Her letters are always too affectionate and straightforward.

Patrick has not been able to do anything for the daughter, but now he has decided that for her next birthday, he will save money to gift her something special.

Some days back, he came to know that a daughter of one friend is severely sick and the friend need some money for her treatment. Patrick knew that the amount that he had saved could be used for this treatment. He couldn’t sleep that night. “Why?” His heart was rebelling for something. He prayed that the Lord may heal the friend’s daughter, but why was he hesitant to pay for the money? At this moment, he remembered the verses which he had many times in life – “Love your neighbor as yourself." “How would you have expected from others if this diseased daughter was yours?” He followed the Lord’s way.

After a few days, he got parole and visited his daughter with a small gift. He explained his daughter all that he wished but couldn’t. The daughter’s eyes watered and seemed to have more affectionate than ever before.

How would the lord want to use me to take care of the World?