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The Shipwreck
 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.
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