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Entry for March 12, 2007 GOD & THE SPIDER
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Did you ever think that God just isn't doing enough, fast enough? Read this cool story and see we are not Alone, BUT GOD DOES KNOW what is ENOUGH! What is your story?

GOD & THE SPIDER

During World War II, a US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire, he had lost touch with his comrades.

Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a high ridge to several small caves in the rock. Quickly he crawled inside one of the caves. Although safe for the moment, he realized that once the enemy soldiers looking for him came up the ridge, they would quickly search all the caves and he would be killed.

As he waited, he prayed, "Lord, if it be your will, please protect me. Whatever your will though, I love you and trust you. Amen."

After praying, he lay quietly listening to the enemy begin to draw close. He thought, "Well, I guess the Lord isn't going to help me out of this one."

Then he saw a spider begin to build a web over the front of his cave.

As he watched, listening to the enemy searching for him all the while, the spider layered strand after strand of web across the opening of the cave.

"Ha," he thought. "What I need is a brick wall and what the Lord has sent me is a spider web. God does have a sense of humor."

As the enemy drew closer, he watched from the darkness of his hideout and could see them searching one cave after another.

As they came to his, he got ready to make his last stand. To his amazement, however, after glancing in the direction of his cave, they moved on. Suddenly, he realized that with the spider web over the entrance, his cave looked as if no one had entered for quite a while.

"Lord, forgive me," prayed the young man. "I had forgotten that In You, a spider's web is stronger than a brick wall."

We all face times of great trouble. When we do, it is so easy to forget what God can work in our lives, sometimes in the most surprising ways.

And remember, with God, a mere spider's web becomes a brick wall of protection.

-- Author Unknown

A site that has enhanced this story

http://home.att.net/~mcp3_2000/_classics/009/god_spider.htm


2007-03-12 08:01:08 GMT
Comments (3 total)
Author:krmdnn
What a wonderful story, I will have to remember it and apply to my thinking when I feel that God is not answering my prayers; He is, only in a way that He knows is the best for me. He does work in mysterious ways.
2007-03-13 00:01:47 GMT
Author:normiesmeow2005
What a stand in faith! We often forget what God can do for us. We are too busy wrapped up in our own world, we forget God is there to help us! If we give it UP to God, we need to release it and let God work his magic. Give it to God and forget it! He doesn't need OUR help!

((huggs))
2007-03-31 17:57:58 GMT
Author:mommy_loves_nolan
That is a great story! Gave me goosebumps! Mind if I use this story on my blog? Pweeeeeeeze?
2007-04-03 13:55:22 GMT
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