Where is God When Disaster Strikes?
When we face a major disaster such as a tornado, epidemic, storm, earthquake, or flood … are you anxious and fearful? Do you wonder if God really cares for you? Is He truly someone you can turn to when disaster strikes ... even in times of great personal crisis? The answer is "Yes!" God is well-aware of what disaster you are facing right now.
God changes lives through crisis. Sometimes it is the life of the one going through the crisis. Other times it is the lives of those around a suffering person. Most of the time, it is both. Sometimes He changes lives in ways that we might not understand NOW but will in the future.
When disaster strikes, here's a story that might provide some insight and hope...
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed fervently 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 new 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.
~ Author Unknown~
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Be Strong. Have Faith. Stay Safe.
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