The burning hut

The man was living with full faith in God. But all days are not same. One day in a terrible sea storm, he lost his direction and way. The ship sank in the sea. When he awoke, he found himself on a lonely island.

The only survivor of a shipwreck 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 and food.

As days have been passed he was weary. Overtired, he screamed to God to send help to be saved. He said, "It’s too long and hard to survive here. God ! Please evacuate me. I will lose faith if you don’t send a help now!"

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 stung with grief and anger.

"God, how could you do this to me!" he cried and eventually he lost his faith in God.

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 bad. 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 our little hut is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.

Faith is trusting God even when we don’t understand his plan. Faith is seeing light with own heart when all our eyes see is darkness. Have faith in God. He is always with us and cares for.