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| IF YOU BELIEVE IN GOD |
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| part 1 |
| >> >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 possession. |
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| >> >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 rescure him. "how did you |
| >> >know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers |
| >> >"We saw your smoke signal," they replied. |
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| >> >It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. |
| >> >But we shouldn"t lost 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. |
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| >> >For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, |
| >> >God has a possitive answer for it: |
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