I was reading a book the other day and came across a section I wanted to share.
The book is called The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Ablom.
In short there was a yacht that sunk on there are 11 or so survivors who are on a lifeboat and on their 3rd day adfirt they find a man floating in the water completely uninjured. When they pulled him into the boat he told them that he is the Lord and could save them once they all believed in him.
I’m only halfway through the book and I don’t want to give spoilers, so far the characters don’t know if he is or isnt and neither do I. But there has been enough stuff happen that no one can full heartedly say he isn’t.
The main character wrestles with this question thorough out the book but has a conversation that I want to share with you.
I said. “I’m just thinking about things.”
“Your fate,” the Lord said.
“Something like that.”
“Perhaps I can help.”
I actually laughed. “Why? If I were God, I would have given up on me long ago.”
“But you are not,” he said, “and I never will.”
That last line hit me hard. We will pretend that He is the Lord. What a sentence this is!
How often have we felt like this in our lives? That we aren’t good enough, that we never will be. That we are a lost cause.
To utter the line that guy did: If I were God, I would have given up on me long ago.
I know that I have often felt this. I fail at so much so much of the time. If the roles were reversed and I the Lord would I have given up on one like me off?
But luckily I’m not, and He never will give up on me. Or you. Or Conner.
Nothing in all of creation can separate us from the love in Christ Jesus.
As always I’m praying for thee; please pray for me.