Another surprising little story

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> > THE ANT AND THE CONTACT LENS> >> >> > A true story by Josh and Zarandona

> >> > was a young woman who was invited to go> > rock climbing. Although she was very scared, she> > went with her group to a tremendous granite> > cliff. In spite of her fear, she put on the> > gear, took hold of the rope, and started up> > the face of that rock.> >> >> > She got to a ledge where she could take>

> breather. As she was hanging on there, the> > safety rope snapped against 's eye and> > knocked out her contact lens.> >> >> > Here she is, on a rock ledge, with> > hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet> > above her! Of course, she looked and looked> > and looked, hoping it had landed on the ledge,>

> but it just wasn't there.> >> >> > Here she was, far from home, her sight now> > blurry. She was desperate and began to get> > upset, so she prayed to the Lord to help her to> > find it.> >> >> > When she got to the top, a friend examined her> > eye and her clothing for the lens, but there was> > no

contact lens to be found. She sat down,> > despondent, with the rest of the party, waiting> > for the rest of them to make it up the face of> > the cliff.> >> >> > She looked out across range after range of> > mountains, thinking of that verse that says, "The> > eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the> > whole earth." She thought, "Lord, You can see>

> all these mountains. You know every stone and> > leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens> > is Please help me."> >> >> > Finally, they walked down the trail to the> > bottom. At the bottom there was a new party of> > climbers just starting up the face of the cliff.> > One of them shouted out, "Hey, you guys! Anybody>

> lose a contact lens?"> >> >> > Well, that would be startling enough, but you> > know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving> > slowly across the face of the rock, carrying it> > on it's back.> >> >> > told me that her father is a cartoonist.> > When she told him the incredible story of the> >

ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew> > a picture of an ant lugging that contact lens> > with the words, "Lord, I don't know why You want> > me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and> > it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You> > want me to do, I'll carry it for You"> >> >> > I think it would probably do some of us good to> > occasionally say, "God, I don't know why you>

> want me to carry this load. I can see no good> > in it and it's awfully heavy. But, if you want> > me to carry it, I will."> >> > God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the> > called. Yes, I do love GOD. He is my source of> > existence and my Savior. He keeps me functioning> > each and every day. Without Him, I am nothing,> >

but with Him...I can do all things through> > Christ which strengthens me. (Ph! il. 4:13) >> > You may send it to someone you care about. (no liability shall attach

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