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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Kentucky-ACB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 8:58 PM Subject: God And The Spider > GOD AND THE SPIDER > > 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 realized 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. > > Lord, I thank you for all our > Military, and their families. > I Pray for your Brick wall of protection, > to protect them everyday!!! > Amen > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
