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Old Dec 15, 2005, 10:14 PM
JustBen JustBen is offline
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Welcome to the forums, Spirit7. Your question made me think of a joke I once heard. There's a hurricane off the coast of Florida, and the land is flooding quickly. The water is so high that an elderly woman was forced to move up to her second floor. A boat came along, and the man behind the wheel said, "Jump in. We'll get you out of here." The elderly woman replies, "No thank you. God will save me." A few hours later the water rises even further and woman is forced onto her roof. A Coast Guard helicopter hovers overhead and a voice calls from a bullhorn, "We're going to lower a harnass and airlift you out of here." The woman once again replies, "No thank you. God will save me." A few more hours go by and the waters are higher than the roof itself. The woman drowns and ends up in heaven. She asks God, "Why didn't you save me?" God replies, "I sent you a boat and a helicopter. What else do you want from me?"

Usually when we pray, we ask God for a miracle. We want Him to reach down and pluck us off the roof. More often than not, though, He works through ordinary channels. Medications, doctors, and therapists are the boats and helicopters God is sending your way. They are the answers to your prayers. Don't turn them away.