For this entry, I'm not copying out anything written. This is a story my sister told me and I hope I remembered it fairly accurately.
Once, there was a woman who was stuck in a flood. She climbed onto the roof of her house and prayed. "Dear God, Please save me from this flood!"
Soon, a man in a boat came by. "Get in and I'll take you to safety!" he yelled. The woman yelled back, "No! I'm waiting for God to save me!"
A bit later, an inner tube floated by her. "No," she said to herself, "I believe God will save me."
Then, a log floated by. Again, she chose to wait for God to save her.
Then, she drowned. When she met God in heaven, she asked Him, "Lord, I prayed for your help. I waited faithfully for You to save me from the flood. Why didn't you save me?"
God replied, "I tried to save you. I sent a man in a boat and then an inner tube and even a log."
For a little context, my sister told me this story after I told her I was going to see a psychologist for help with my clinical depression. I wasn't sure what she would think about counseling, when she believes people can be healed through prayer. (Most days, I also believe that God answers prayers. I also believe that the answer can be, "No" and that an answer of "No" doesn't mean that God doesn't love the person or that the person lacks sufficient faith to be healed.) She told me the story and said that she believes God can use lots of different ways to help people. She also reassured me that depression doesn't mean that I'm not a Christian or that God doesn't love me. I have an awesome sister.
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