::Hut on Fire::

I received this in my email box this morning from my husband's Aunt. I really like the moral of the story. So many times, we think that our lives are falling apart, but we just need to hang in there-- for God is still in control & at work in our lives.

Sometimes, we just need to go through trials (such as the burning hut in this story) to exercise our faith. After all, you can't use your faith, if you don't have a trial to use it on, right? LOL. Faith works like a muscle (just like weight on a bar) & when you exercise it, you get stronger each time around.

After each trial that comes our way... we come out stronger than before to face the next trial that comes our way. The good Lord will use such trials to per-fect us into the person that he wants us to be. :)


The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. 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 himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions. One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger.

He cried out, "God! How could you do this to me? Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship 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.

The Moral of This Story:

It's 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 our pain and suffering. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground. It just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.