“When a person is truly ready for something, it will appear” • 05.23.09
I read this quote morning, and somehow it really made me think.
It brought to mind one of my very favorite stories, here it is, I think it must have happened in Queensland.
There are many warnings about big storms and severe flooding coming over the region, and the various help agencies are attempting to evacuate people living in the low lying areas.
The SES [state emergency services] have a bus and go knocking on doors to evacuate people. When they come to Jack’s house, they knock and Jack opens:
‘Hello Sir, we are evacuating this area due to the massive floods coming!It would be too dangerous for you to stay, let us take you to higher grounds”
Jack answers: “Thank you, but I will pass, I have put my faith in God and he will save me!”
At that the rescuers leave as they cannot force him to go with them..
The waters rise and the storm is raging, the street becomes flooded and the water reaches the first floor of Jack’s house. The rescuers come back with a boat and again try to persuade Jack to abandon the house and come with them, but jack again refuses and sends them on their way saying he trusts God and his God will save him.
The street quickly becomes a river and the waters reach Jack’s roof. A helicopter arrives and an SES person speaks to Jack through a loudspeaker:” Please Sir, we beg you come with us now or it will be too late, the waters are still rising!”
But Jack would have none of it, he sat on his roof and give them the fist and shouted at them to go away, ‘ God will save me, go away and leave me alone!!”
The helicopter turned and the SES left Jack sitting on his fast disappearing roof.
The waters rose some more and Jack is now clinging to his chimney, then his TV aerial. Jack is now getting quite cross with the whole thing and he shakes his fist at the sky yelling:” Oh God, why has Thou abandoned me?”
In a big thunder clap the clouds part, the wind stops and God looks down on Jack and in booming voice said:” You fool,I tried to help you, I sent you a bus, a boat and a helicopter but no, they were not good enough.’
I hope that Jack knew how to swim!
I will leave you to think about this story.
