The Man on the Boat

Travis's Words of Wisdom
Folklore that has Been Passed Down to me Recently:

Did I ever tell you the story of the man on the sinking boat?

He was out in the ocean, and his boat started sinking. He prayed to God that He would help and save him.
God said he would help him.

There was some water in the boat now, and the man was feeling frightened. Just then, a boat with some men came up beside him. They said to the man, "Hey, get on my boat, I'll help you. You're sinking!"
The man said, "No, no, God is going to help me." So the men in the boat kept going.

Now the water was up to the man's waist and another boat came up beside him. "Hey, hey, you must get on our boat, before you sink," the captain said.
The man insisted, "No, no, God is going to come save me."
So the captain on the other boat kept going.

The water was now up to his neck, and a third boat came up beside the man.
The passenger said, "Here take my hand, I'll save you."
But the man said, "No, no, God is going to come help me and save me."
With those last words, the man sank under the water and drowned.

He went to heaven.
When he got there, he met God there, and the man asked Him, "God why didn't you come help me and save me from sinking?"

God replied, "I sent you three boats and people to help you out, but you weren't listening."


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--I know, a spin off the Biblical story.
A story of a person who is stubborn and won't take help from anyone. Someone who thinks they can handle life/situations on their own.
The other version teaches faith, trust, and the ability to believe in God. This story teaches me that I shouldn't try to handle things on my own, and that maybe God does send people to us in mysterious ways to get us through hard times.

It did make me think.