God And The Spider Tuesday
Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>
During World War II, a US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades.
Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a high ridge to several small caves in the rock. Quickly he crawled inside one of the caves. Although safe for the moment, he realized that once the enemy soldiers looking for him swept up the ridge, they would quickly search all the caves and he would be killed.
As he waited, he prayed, "Lord, if it be your will, please protect me. Whatever your will though, I love you and trust you. Amen."
After praying, he lay quietly listening to the enemy begin to draw close. He thought, "Well, I guess the Lord isn't going to help me out of this one." Then he saw a spider begin to build a web over the front of his cave.
As he watched, listening to the enemy searching for him all the while, the spider layered strand after strand of web across the opening of the cave.
"Hah, he thought. "What I need is a brick wall and what the Lord has sent me is a spider web. God does have a sense of humor."
As the enemy drew closer he watched from the darkness of his hideout and could see them searching one cave after another. As they came to his, he got ready to make his last stand. To his amazement, however, after glancing in the direction of his cave, they moved on. Suddenly, he r ealized that with the spider web over the entrance, his cave looked as if no one had entered for quite a while.
"Lord, forgive me," prayed the young man. "I had forgotten that in you a spider's web is stronger than a brick wall."
We all face times of great trouble. When we do, it is so easy to forget what God can work in our lives, sometimes in the most surprising ways. And remember with God, a mere spider's web becomes a brick wall of protection.
"Tomorrow Is Not Promised"
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were
Meant to be there, they serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or
Help figure out who you are and who you want to become.
You never know who these people may be: your neighbor, child, long lost
Friend, lover, or even a complete stranger who, when you lock eyes with them
You know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some
Profound way. And sometimes things happen to you and at the time they seem
Painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming
Those obstacles you would have never realized your potential strength, will
Power, or heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of
Good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and
Sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these
Small tests, whether they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would
Be like a smoothly paved straight flat road to nowhere, safe and comfortable
But dull and utterly pointless. The people you meet who affect your life
And the successes and downfalls you experience create who you are, and even
The bad experiences can be learned from, In fact, they are probably the
Poignant and important ones.
If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them, for
They have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious
To whom you open your heart...
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they
Love you, but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart
And eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything
That you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again...
Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen, let
Yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high...
Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a
Great individual and believe in yourself... For if you don't believe in
Yourself, no one else will believe in you either.
You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then
Go out and live in it!
"Live Each Day As If It Were Your Last...
Tomorrow is Not Promised"
Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara
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