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Parable of the Drowning Man

A storm descends on a small town, and the downpour soon turns into a flood. As the waters rise, the local preacher kneels in prayer on the church porch, surrounded by water. By and by, one of the townsfolk comes up the street in a canoe.

“Better get in, Preacher. The waters are rising fast.”

“No,” says the preacher. “I have faith in the Lord. He will save me.”

Still the waters rise. Now the preacher is up on the balcony, wringing his hands in supplication, when another guy zips up in a motorboat.

“Come on, Preacher. We need to get you out of here. The levee’s gonna break any minute.”

Once again, the preacher is unmoved. “I shall remain. The Lord will see me through.”

After a while the levee breaks, and the flood rushes over the church until only the steeple remains above water. The preacher is up there, clinging to the cross, when a helicopter descends out of the clouds, and a state trooper calls down to him through a megaphone.

“Grab the ladder, Preacher. This is your last chance.”

Once again, the preacher insists the Lord will deliver him.

And, predictably, he drowns.

A pious man, the preacher goes to heaven. After a while he gets an interview with God, and he asks the Almighty, “Lord, I had unwavering faith in you. Why didn’t you deliver me from that flood?”

God shakes his head. “What did you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter.”

Solid points, but ...

"Those who don’t work don’t eat."

Au contraire, my brother broke his ankle and is pretty much bed-ridden. He doesn't work, but he eats because I make him dinner.

Yeah, I'm just being snarky.

its a funny meme.

but good on you for the philosophy.

slight tangent, i do wonder from time to time what jesus would think of like... homer simpson half seriously talking about 'Jeebus' which makes me giggle now as born again as much as it did as an atheist, and im not sure whether im going to hell for it.

And sorry God, but this will never ever ever be 'in vain' if it yelled correctly, under the right circumstance - in this case, having a ginormous wooden 'Trojan Rabbit' catapulted at you... after it was pushed in by the enemy... which you watched... because someone forgot to tell you the part of the plan where you were meant to be 'inside' the bunny when it was pushed into the castle.

its about as serious and emphatic as you can be without throwing in 'FUCK' somewhere.

Often what is best for us is not what we want. We reap the fruit we sow, many prayers go unanswered because it is not for the greater good. Only a omniscient God can see the full picture. Trust is essential.