Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florid a , a little
boy
decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In
a
hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving
behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not
realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator
was swimming toward the shore.
His father, working in the yard, saw the two as they got closer
and
closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to
his
son as loudly as he could.
Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn
to
swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father,
the
alligator reached him.
From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just
as
the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war
between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but
the father was much too passionate to let go.
A farmer happened to drive by, heard his screams, raced from his
truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy
survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the
animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father's
fingernails dug into his flesh in his effort to hang on to the son he
loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma,
asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs.
and
then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my
arms.
I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Dad
wouldn't
let go."
You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too.
No,
not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those
scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds,
my
friend, are because God has refused to let go. In the midst of your
struggle, He's been there holding on to you.
todays song is from enchanted.....thats how you know....i love the words of this song...and of course patrick dempsey is a bonus ;)
boy
decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In
a
hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving
behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not
realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator
was swimming toward the shore.
His father, working in the yard, saw the two as they got closer
and
closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to
his
son as loudly as he could.
Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn
to
swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father,
the
alligator reached him.
From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just
as
the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war
between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but
the father was much too passionate to let go.
A farmer happened to drive by, heard his screams, raced from his
truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy
survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the
animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father's
fingernails dug into his flesh in his effort to hang on to the son he
loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma,
asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs.
and
then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my
arms.
I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Dad
wouldn't
let go."
You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too.
No,
not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those
scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds,
my
friend, are because God has refused to let go. In the midst of your
struggle, He's been there holding on to you.
todays song is from enchanted.....thats how you know....i love the words of this song...and of course patrick dempsey is a bonus ;)
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