SweetSurrender

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of passage?

His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone.
He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it.
He cannot cry out for help to anyone.
Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.
He cannot tell the other boys of this experience because each lad must come into manhood on his own.
The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him. Maybe even some human might do him harm.
The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold.
It would be the only way he could become a man!

Finally, after a horrific night, the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold.
It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him.
He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.
We, too, are never alone.
Even when we don't know it, our Heavenly Father is watching over us, sitting on the stump beside us.

When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.

Moral of the Story:
Just because you can't see God, doesn't mean He is not there
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
~ 2 Corinthians 5:7 ~

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Who am I

That's pretty cool.
I like it a lot.
Thanks.

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Blessings to all

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD,
thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

violet

Boanerges

A great story thanks!

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Anything that dims my vision for Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps me in my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me; and I must, as a Christian turn away from it. – J. Wilbur Chapman

LOTRgeek

Very nice!! So true.

Whirlwind

Thanks, Sweet! That touched my heart!

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Jesus is the Living Word.

Fluffy

I liked that! Thanks!

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Please pray for your local emergency responders, daily.

Jon-Marc

Actually, He has promised NEVER to leave us or to forsake us. Plus, we have the Holy Spirit within us ALL the time--unlike the Old Testament believers who only experienced His presence at certain times to perform a superhuman task--like Samson. He is our constant Guide, Teacher, Protector, and Comforter. We have no reason to fear. "Greater is He Who is in us than he who is in the world."