11-05-2005, 02:24 AM
The only survior of a shipwrecker was washed upon a small,uninhabited island.He prayed fevirishly to rescue him, and everyday he scanned the horizon for help,but none seemed forthcoming.
Exausted,he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him self from the elements, and to store his few possesions.But one day after scavaging for food,he arrived home to find hislittle hut in flames,thesmoke rolling up to the sky.The worst had happened. everything was lost.He was stunned with grief and anger.he
cried to the lord,"How can u do this to me"?Early the next day ,however he was wakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching him.It had come to rescue him.How did u know that i was here?asked the wearyman of his rescuers,:We saw ur smoke signals.'they replied.
It iseasy to get discouraged some times when thing appear to be going badly..But we shouldn,t lose heart because Allah the Almighty is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.Remember next time ur little hut is burning to the ground,it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of Allah.For all the negative things we have to say to ourselvesAllah the Great has a positive answer for it.
