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 the victories that God would work in our lives, sometimes in
the most surprising ways.

Remember:


Whatever is happening in your life, with God, a mere spiders web can
become a brick wall of protection.


Believe He is with you always and you will see His great power and
love for you.


Have an awesome day, and know that someone who thinks you're great has
and has thought about you today!