The Big Picture

*warning if you don't think there is a God you can ignore this post now you have been advised nicely*


I like this story because people complain about their lives and blame God for it when in fact we are responsible for the actions we take.


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 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.


my comments :He got what he wanted he didnt want to be on that island he wanted to be rescued but he was getting comfortable in the wrong place and lost sight of being rescued.

P.S God doesnt burn down houses or do bad things! People screw up and blame God for it.

I hope he was thankful that he was the only survivor of a shipwreck and he was finally rescued from a bad situation and that his prayers were answered with something better than "just something good" even though when this was all happening he didn't understand it because he was focusing only on what he could see in the present whereas God sees the big picture...

*Thanks, Big Bass