Two Men on an Island

Two Men on an Island


A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of
the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island.

The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they
had no other recourse but to pray to God.

However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to
divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.

The first thing they prayed for was food.

The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his
side of the land, and he was able to eat its fruit. The other man's
parcel of land remained barren.

After a week, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray for
a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only
survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the land On the other
side of the island, there was nothing.

Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food. The next
day, like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the
second man still had nothing.

Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and his wife
could leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at
his side of the island. The first man boarded the ship with his
wife and decided to leave the second man on the island.

He considered the other man unworthy to receive God's blessings,
since none of his prayers had been answered.

As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from
heaven booming, "Why are you leaving your companion on the island?"

"My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for
them," the first man answered. "His prayers were all unanswered
and so he does not deserve anything."

You are mistaken!" the voice rebuked him. He had only one prayer,
which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any
of my blessings.

"Tell me," the first man asked the voice, "what did he pray for
that I should owe him anything?" "He prayed that all your prayers
be answered."

For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers
alone, but those of another praying for us.
This is too good not to share.

With obedience come blessings.

My prayer for you today is that all your prayers are answered.

"What you do for others is more important than what you do for
yourself"

We make a living by what we get...

We make a LIFE by what we give